Peaceful Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR PLLC
testimonials
Discover the transformative journeys of our clients. Read testimonials showcasing the positive impact of Mental Health Counselor PLLC's compassionate care and effective strategies.
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Extremely caring, supportive and professional.
RK
March 16, 2024
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I was very hesitant to start talking with a therapist, but Michael quickly made me feel extremely comfortable and now I look forward to our visits every week. He is extremely present and brings a calm and warm energy that makes hard conversations easy, and time fly by. I strongly recommend him for anyone looking for someone to talk to.
ND
February 6, 2024
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Michael Arnold is friendly, smart and very knowledgeable in people development. He’s insightful, cuts right to the chase and offers very useful suggestions.
CD
January 12, 2024
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Thankful to have found Michael. He is incredibly kind and patient, and was able to give perspective with profound advice as early as the first visit. Go in person if you can. Amazing office and open space to face things.
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February 9, 2024
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When I met Michael I was in a very dark place and I was close to giving up. I went into my first appointment with him fearful and unsure. By the time it was over I saw a small glimmer of hope that has grown, and continues to grow, as we continue to work together. He has never judged me or made me feel as if what I was experiencing didn't matter. Most importantly, he met me where I was emotionally and mentally and allowed me to open up at my own pace. I am so grateful that I met him when I did and that he continues to support me as I reclaim my life.
ST
September 21, 2023
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Michael Arnold is an expert listener, empathetic communicator, and an experienced advisor. We've just started our journey with him in couples counseling, and we're already feeling some hope.
AV
March 11, 2024
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A light in the dark 🙂 very promising therapist.
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January 11, 2024
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I have tried therapy for years after losing 2 of my children. After their death, I never thought I could become whole again. Sadly, I developed a chronic and unresolved grief state paralyzing me to the point I had stop living a full productive life. I had lost interest in everything. I was dead inside. I started therapy with Michael Arnold's seeing him once a week. His grief therapy uses specific skills that build confidence, optimism, trust and caring in a safe environment. I am now less depressed and looking forward to following positive small goals he helps me set weekly. Knowing that Michael himself is no stranger to pain in his own life, made me more comfortable to open up to him. Some people just understand suffering better than others. Knowing he truly gets me from his own experiences and not just from the books he has studied. I am on my way to a better me, healing and even smiling. I wake up hopeful and can better function. Michael Arnold has the wisdom to help people like me that was lost and depressed for years. I am very grateful to him.
FB
May 1, 2023
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I started therapy with Mr. Michael Arnold to deal with the anguish and guilt I have carried with me for years after my loving, smart and successful son killed himself. I withdrew from the world, asking over and over what could have brought him to this act of total despair. I replayed our last conversation over and over again. I tried to see what could I have done to save him. I became a loner, isolating myself, and not interested in the world around me. We were so very close. Why couldn't have he reached out to me before he took his life, was always running through my thoughts. I had tried so many times counseling, quitting because I could not find a therapist who could understand this extreme pain. Michael is a specialist in this area and the most trained therapist I could find to help me to cope and heal with the loss of my son to suicide. He is teaching me "Healthy Ways to Cope with Grief and Loss". Now I know, I will never forget the loss I have experienced, but I will move through it and can heal these deep emotional wounds. He made me see that I have been changed by this loss, deepened in a sense. Please seek emotional help as soon as you can but with an experienced therapist in dealing with suicide. Michael's credentials speak for themselves. Working with him reassured me that I made the right choice. Michael has helped to change my life.
NG
February 16, 2023
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I have been depressed for the majority of my life. It became worst the day I found my best friend, in our room, who had taken his life one week before our graduation from Medical School. I had avoided speaking about this tragedy. Recently I started to realize I was heading down this road of self-destruction. I was having recurrent thoughts of wanting to hurt myself. I had decided to reach out to Michael who was highly recommended by another of his clients and a good friend of mine. His approach was perfect. He is intelligent, compassionate, extremely patient with incredible focus. He is the only therapist I have meet who had encouraged me to bring me back to the day my best friend killed himself. He had asked me to tell him the entire story over and over, with every detail, so tactfully that I even brought him a copy of the suicide note. I had never showed it to anyone before. Reading it with him was part of telling my narrative and the beginning of the healing process. Before therapy with Michael, I was depressed, emotionally exhausted, close to a divorce, had survived cancer and two strokes. I was a mess! The statistics on physician suicide are alarming. 300-400 doctors commit suicide every year in the USA. I did not want to be another statistic. I am a prominent doctor who had no time for myself, wife, family or friends. I am now prioritizing better and balancing work and personal life. What good is to make so much money, when I cannot be emotionally and physically healthy? Michael made me aware of the irony of my commitment to help and heal others, when I was drowning and slowly destroying myself? Michael is trained to help with loss, grief and depression and went the extra mile to get to the root of the issues that were preventing me from having a fulfilling life. I highly recommend Michael without reservation.
TS
April 21, 2023
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I have tried therapy for years. I never thought I could become whole again after years of depression and many loses in my life. I have been paralyzed mentally and emotionally to a point that I stopped living a full and productive life. I felt death inside until I started therapy with Michael Arnold, seeing him once a week. His style uses relation skills to build confidence, optimism, trust and compassion in a safe environment. I am now less depressed and I look forward to reaching my positive and small goals that Michael helps me to set every week. I appreciate counselors that walk their walk and talk their talk. Knowing that Michael himself is not a stranger to grief and loss, has allowed me to open up to him faster. He truly understands me. I am on my way to a better me, healing every day, and I am even smiling. I wake up hopeful with an open heart. I wake up hopeful and with an open heart. Mental health counseling is more than science and art. It should train more compassionate healers like Michael Arnold. He has the wisdom to help people like me that were lost and depressed for years. I am very grateful to him.
AP
March 26, 2023
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Finding Michael Arnold, a skilled professional counselor was the most important step I took in starting my healing process from the unexpected death of my husband. Since his departure from this world my heart died with him and literally every task became unbearable. Michael Arnold taught me how important it is to lean into my pain, to face it head on instead burying and running away from it. Working with Michael has provided an opportunity to "Tell my story" over and over. I am finally learning to move on with my life with the healthy tools he is teaching me. I missed the love of my life every day, but now is time to go on with my life and take better care of myself. Since I started therapy with Michael I am sleeping better, eating healthier, making good decisions and I am back to a full-time job and the gym. Michael is an amazing therapist. One among million!
CM
May 11, 2023
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Our first visit with Michael Arnold was promising. He is an expert and active listener, extremely empathetic and kind, and speaks with both clarity and positive regard. Looking forward to upcoming weekly appointments.
AV
February 1, 2024
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Being treated by Michael has had a major positive impact on my life. Since treatment began w/ Michael my personal family & business/work life have significantly improved. It's because of his clinical skills & treatment plan that I am fully functional for the first time in over the past decade.
MD
March 15, 2023
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I have been ask to give a review of Michael Arnold who I began seeing professionally late last year. As you describe it, I would give Michael a “glowing testimonial.” After suffering the tragic loss of two family members, I was referred to Michael to help me deal with my grief. I cannot even begin to tell you how much he has helped me and still continues to do so. From the minute I met met him, I said to myself that this guy is really something special. He is kind, understanding, down to earth and so easy to talk to. Amazingly, despite all the tragedies that Michael deals with on an almost daily basis, he still retains a positive outlook on life as well as a sense of humor. I could go on and on telling you how great I think Michael is at what he does, but I think that I have adequately expressed my feelings. I consider myself so very lucky to have been referred to Michael in my time of need. I continue to see him on a regular basis and I hold him in the highest regard.
CS
Deccember 18, 2023
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I've been a patient of Michael's to help cope with personal loss. Michael is phenomenal. From our first session, it was abundantly clear that he cares deeply about his patients; he is attentive, authentic, and compassionate. He immediately offered actionable steps to deal with my loss which helped me tremendously during the first crucial months. I am deeply grateful for his support; I highly recommend Michael to anyone who is struggling with grief or difficult circumstances in their lives.
FF
November 12, 2023
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If you are going through a difficult time and need someone to help you find your way through the darkness, I wholeheartedly recommend Michael.
Michael has been my rock through the storm of grief. He possesses a unique gift for making sense of the chaos that accompanies grief and loss. He doesn't just listen; he truly empathizes and cares deeply about his patients, and it shows.
His wisdom goes beyond any textbook – it is rooted in a profound understanding of the human heart and its journey through grief and loss. His unique blend of expertise and compassion has been a lifeline through the lowest point in my life. He's not just a therapist; he's a genuinely kind and gifted human. I highly recommend him, I am so grateful for his guidance and support.
ES
October 18, 2023
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Michael is absolutely best-in-class. I've been working with him for about 6 months (and counting) and he's bar none the best therapist I've ever had. He really helped me turn around some very difficult situations in my life, and for that I am incredibly grateful. If anyone has had traumatic or difficult experiences that they need to work through, or feels like hope is lost, this is absolutely your guy.
MC
November 9, 2023
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I have been with Michael for a year now. He is professional, kind, empathetic, very knowledgable in his field but still remains humble. He is at a different level compared to others, he has celebrity clients, he handles the worst kind of traumas you can imagine but when he hears about your mild alcohol addiction being your biggest problem, he will actually take you as seriously 
If you can find time on his calendar (like all successful people, the guy is busy) don't think twice and book it folks!.
If you can find time on his calendar (like all successful people, the guy is busy) don't think twice and book it folks!.OO
October 25, 2023
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I have been with Michael for a good while I searched and searched looking for a great therapist. You know the saying good health care provider are hard to find. But Michael has exceeded my expectations of a therapist. Michael is understanding and really helpful with trauma family relationship trauma and work stress. I feel like if you're looking for a great understanding and helpful therapist Michael is your guy. Give him a try. He really help me get through the daily and deeper issues I have. 🙏😊🙏
AA
November 23, 2023
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I never really liked or trusted therapists through most of my teenage years until I worked with Michael. His unconditional acceptance and lack of judgement was important, but even more important to me was the way I never felt talked down to or pathologized. I wasn’t the list of things that was wrong with me, I was a person. From trauma to ptsd to psychosis to adhd to grief, nothing has ever been too much for him. He’s naturally empathetic. If you’re wary or have had bad experiences with past therapists, consider this guy.
SL
October 14, 2023