Dr. Michael Cundiff, LPC

Dr. Michael Cundiff is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Missouri with 45 years of experience. He greets each person with a direct, approachable style and favors sessions that let people move at their own pace. He commonly uses 45-minute meetings but can adapt to different needs. He checks messages frequently and invites questions before or between sessions.

With a client-centered outlook, he places the therapeutic relationship at the center of work. He helps people set practical goals and then works alongside them to try strategies that fit everyday life. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and testing small changes that can ease stress, anxiety, or depression.

He draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new patterns of behavior. Mindfulness practices may be used to manage strong emotions and improve sleep or attention. Narrative elements help people reframe stories they tell about themselves, loss, or life transitions.

Dr. Cundiff has long experience with a wide range of concerns including relationship issues, parenting and family stress, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy and sexual concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, ADHD, and coping with life changes. He also works with issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment problems, caregiver stress, and first responder stress.

Sessions are offered in English and arranged according to the therapists scheduling process. Prospective clients are encouraged to ask questions about format and pacing to make sure the fit feels right.

How his approaches guide online work

Dr. Cundiff often combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practice. Client-centered work focuses on building a trusting relationship and shaping goals together, which helps people feel heard and involved in planning change. Cognitive behavioral work looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tries concrete experiments to shift them. Mindfulness practice teaches simple attention and breathing skills that can reduce reactivity and improve sleep or concentration.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist checks in about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together the person and therapist decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on real-world progress and feedback.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about pacing, message response expectations, and how to integrate practice into daily life so therapy supports lasting change.