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Dr. Michael Becerra

Dr. Michael Becerra, LPC

Therapist · Louisiana · 14+ years of experience

Experienced counselor for life transitions

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At a glance

Listed location
Louisiana
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
LPC
Languages
English
License (Georgia)
LPC · No. LPC006622
License (New Jersey)
LPC · No. 37PC00832600
License (Louisiana)
LPC · No. 9305
NPI
1669607438

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  • Laid back and interactive
  • Narrative and solution-focused
  • Focus on aging issues

About Michael

Dr. Michael Becerra helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, anger, and career or life transitions. He also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, attention issues, sleep problems, and LGBT-related concerns. His profile includes a special focus on aging and geriatric issues alongside family of origin and midlife concerns.

He brings 14 years of experience across community settings, schools, college campuses, and vocational rehabilitation. He has worked with people navigating disability, immigration-related stress, and the challenges of living abroad. He spent six years in Colombia working with intercultural couples, gay couples, and U.S. expats adjusting to life overseas.

His counseling style is laid back and interactive. He draws on a humanistic outlook influenced by Adlerian ideas about growth and social connection, and he uses Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape sessions. Conversations are collaborative and geared toward identifying strengths and practical next steps.

Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, noticing patterns that matter, and trying small changes between meetings. He aims to boost motivation, clarify life purpose, and restore confidence. Clients leave with concrete ideas they can test in daily life.

Dr. Becerra holds the LPC credential and practices in Louisiana. He works in English and connects with people from a range of backgrounds. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule a session.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisis

Therapeutic approaches

Narrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Credentials

Georgia, New Jersey, Louisiana

Languages

English

How narrative and solution-focused work online

Therapy with Dr. Becerra draws on Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives. It helps separate a person from their problem and find alternate stories that support chosen goals. This can be useful for changing patterns around relationships, identity, and life purpose.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on what is already working and on small, achievable steps. Sessions often set concrete goals and try brief experiments between meetings. This approach fits concerns like stress, career moves, coping with change, and sleep or motivation problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He collaborates with each person to match methods to needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying ideas together, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, and make follow-up conversations more convenient. Licensed professionals can adapt narrative and solution-focused techniques to remote sessions so progress can continue when in-person meetings are not possible.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dr. Becerra address?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, sleep problems, ADHD, parenting and career or life transitions, plus aging and geriatric issues.

How would you describe his therapy style?

His approach is laid back and interactive, focusing on collaboration and practical steps. Sessions emphasize strengths, short-term goals, and testing small changes between meetings.

What experience does he bring to sessions?

He has 14 years of experience working in community settings, schools, college campuses, and vocational rehabilitation, and lived six years in Colombia working with intercultural and gay couples and U.S. expats.

Where is he licensed and based?

He holds the LPC credential and is listed with New Jersey and Georgia LPC designations, and he practices in Louisiana.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not specify exact session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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