LCSW
Michael Hurd, LCSW
- Experience36 years
- LocationSouth Carolina
- Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Michael
Michael Hurd is a licensed clinical social worker who centers therapy on practical, goal-oriented work using Internal Family Systems alongside other evidence-informed methods. He approaches clients as thinking partners, emphasizing strengths and actionable steps rather than labeling or dwelling on symptoms.
Background and approach
With a long career in practice, Michael focuses on identifying and reducing self-defeating behaviors while helping clients build on what already works in their lives.
Drawing on 36 years of experience, he addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, mood disorders, and difficulties with intimacy, sleep, eating, career transitions, and attention challenges. He also works with more specific concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, chronic illness, and codependency.
Michael frames therapy around the present while integrating relevant background material when it supports progress, offering coaching-style guidance to help clients reach practical goals. Based in South Carolina and licensed as an LCSW, he provides services in English and accepts international clients.
His preferred style is collaborative and resource-focused, aiming to empower clients to make sustainable changes and regain momentum in their lives.
Integrating Internal Parts and Practical Strategies Online
Michael Hurd often blends Internal Family Systems with client-centered and cognitive behavioral ideas to help clients address the problems that brought them to therapy. Internal Family Systems focuses on understanding and relating to different inner parts so people can heal from trauma and reduce self-critical or reactive patterns. Client-centered work emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental stance that helps clients explore their needs and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers structured techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, mood issues, and coping skills.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He works with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting the mix of techniques as progress unfolds. This shared decision-making helps tailor sessions so they remain focused and practical while honoring the client's experience.
Online therapy with him is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity across locations, and use different modes of communication depending on what is most helpful for the work at hand.
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Experience
36+ years
Licensed
South Carolina, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, Virginia
Languages
English