Dr. Michael Black, CO Psychologist

How approaches and online sessions work together

Dr. Black commonly blends existential therapy with attachment-based work and client-centered techniques. Existential therapy looks at questions of meaning, purpose, and choices to help people facing major life transitions or a sense of emptiness. Attachment-based work examines how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and behavior, which is useful for communication problems, parenting stress, and intimacy issues. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation that follows the client's priorities and supports self-directed growth. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, try methods that suit those goals, and adjust over time. That collaborative process helps identify whether deeper meaning work, relationship-focused exploration, or practical skill training is most helpful. Online formats make that collaboration more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or a hands-free moment is needed, live chat can provide a quick check-in, and text-based messaging supports brief updates or between-session work. These options help people fit therapy into busy family and work lives while keeping the focus on progress and usable tools.