Dr. Michaela Hammer, LCSW

Dr. Michaela Hammer is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people through life transitions. She combines practical support with clear information to help people move forward during change and loss.

She pays special attention to issues that often come up with aging and geriatric concerns, including memory questions and adjustment to new roles. She also addresses relationship problems, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, ADHD, and mood concerns. Her approach is direct and humane, aimed at helping people regain hope and maintain dignity.

With 35 years of experience Dr. Hammer offers memory loss and cognitive functioning assessments and follows up with research and resources tailored to each person. She emphasizes that not all memory loss is permanent and helps people separate myth from fact about aging, mental health, and neurodiversity.

Her practice includes work with diverse backgrounds and a wide age range, from preteens to people over 100. She has provided counseling in offices, homes, schools, retirement communities, nursing homes, and hospitals, and has led in-services on cultural awareness and aging.

Dr. Hammer is also known for offering counseling for pet grief and loss, responding to a need many people face but few professionals address. She aims to stay alongside people through difficult transitions, bringing both professional knowledge and lived perspective.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building trust so they can set their own goals. It is useful for relationship struggles, grief, and life changes because it centers the person's experience and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical steps to change behaviors and feelings. It works well for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood symptoms by breaking problems into manageable parts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or blend methods based on goals, needs, and personal style. That means trying a method, checking in, and adjusting as progress unfolds.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as keeping appointments during a work break or avoiding travel time to an office. Because session formats are not specified here, confirm current options before booking to learn whether video, phone, or other formats are offered. Many people find that remote sessions let them maintain continuity of care when attending in-person meetings would be difficult.