Micheal Franklin is a therapist that came from a blue collar family as each of his family members worked in Textile, Battery plants, and furniture factories. Micheal wanted to go a different path and be the first member of the Franklin' family to have a college degree. Micheal graduated from Western Piedmont Community College in Drug and Alcohol Technology and with an Associates in Arts in 1996 and went onto Gardner Webb University to obtain his Bachelors in Science in Human Services. Micheal realized the job market at the time wouldn't pay enough for him to make his own way in the world so he joined the Marines in 1998. While in the Marine Corps Micheal became married and had a baby boy and needed to increase his income to provide for his family so he sought out part time employment to work with troubled adolescents as well as to provide therapy to teens dealing with addiction related issues. Micheal left the Marines in 2003 and worked with adolescents in a group home for a few years and then became a Prevention Supervisor for adolescent substance use treatment as well as the lead treatment therapist for a Men's IOP Treatment Group at the Cognitive Connection in Hickory, NC. Micheal has taught parenting classes and has worked with Child Protective Services as well. Micheal went to the University of West Florida for his Masters degree in Social Work and worked in Community Mental Health while obtaining his hours for licensure. Micheal also worked in a drug court program for two years as well. Micheal has been licensed since 2014 and has worked with clients dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, personality disorders, and life's transitions.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

Micheal's process is that he will send you some assessments to complete online such as a run down of your mental health history and the current problem that you're dealing with at this time. Micheal wants his clients to feel relaxed during his appointments as he will state time and time again that he believes therapy is a Judgement Free Zone as we all have our own screw ups and mishaps in the past. Micheal will complete your assessment which generally will take 90 minutes as he is very thorough in this process as he wants to hear you and see you for who you're. Micheal will provide some feedback and please note that he is direct and isn't one to sugar coat anything. Micheal will provide you some resources and will help you to develop your treatment plan so you understand the direction that you will be going in prior to your next visit. Please note that Micheal has a 50 dollar No Show Fee so if you have something that comes up please message him, give him a call, and/or text him so that he isn't sitting and waiting for you to show as this is when his clients get charged.

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Micheal has multiple reviews on Google and his client reports that he is a good listener, he gives them resources to help them find solutions to their problems, and he doesn't believe in keeping his clients in therapy long term if they don't need it. Micheal will always go the extra mile for his clients and is an empathetic and direct type of therapist. Micheal will share with you some of his personal experiences if he believes that it is in the best interest of his clients and that it will help them to grow as a person. Micheal has solid assessment and psychotherapy skills as he is well versed in assessing his clients, helping his clients formulate their goals, and will hold his clients accountable for what they have said that they will do.

About Micheal Chad Franklin

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