
Andrew Michaels Verified Provider
Counselor
About Me
Andrew Michaels is a licensed professional counselor with Insight Counseling in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He works with individuals, couples and families, offering sessions by phone or video through telehealth. He is licensed in New York and South Carolina.
He’s in network with a variety of insurance providers. He can also provide a superbill for out of network clients.
30 Years of Experience
Andrew has over three decades of experience in the mental health care field. He has extensive expertise in treating people struggling with substance abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis, OCD, trauma and PTSD.Â
He places a particular emphasis on providing psychoeducation and crisis support to members of the LGBTQIA+ community.Â
Strength Based and Trauma Focused CBT, SFBT and MBCT
His integrative therapeutic approach stands out to me. He incorporates a wide range of clinical interventions into therapy sessions, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT).
He aims to look at how each client’s thoughts affect their emotions and experiences, then help them learn how to push back against these thoughts to change their feelings for the better.
Payment Options
Cost
- Individual Session: $125
- Couples Session: $150
- Sliding Scale Available
Insurance Options
- Aetna
- Anthem
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- EmblemHealth
- Group Health Incorporated (GHI)
- HIP | Health Plan of New York
- MagnaCare
- Military OneSource
- MVP Health Care
- Optum
- Other
- Oxford
- Quest Behavioral Health
- TRICARE
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare
Orientation & Focus
Ages Treated
Modalities
Populations
Specialties
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cancer
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dual Diagnosis
- Gambling
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Peer Relationships
- Psychosis
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Veterans
Treatment Options
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Couples Counseling
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalysis
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused