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Adam Beyer

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Adam Beyer, LMSW

Michigan

LMSW - Anxiety and life stress

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  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Mindfulness based work

About Adam

Adam Beyer is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan with 28 years of clinical experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating issues, parenting, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and ADHD.

Beyer emphasizes practical, behavioral work that connects feelings, thoughts, and actions. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Sessions include mindfulness techniques and solution-focused strategies when helpful.

He has experience providing psychotherapy across age groups, including teens, young adults, adults, and older adults. His background also includes telemedicine work, which he has used for many years, and he pays attention to how physical and emotional health affect one another.

In sessions he helps clients identify small, testable changes they can make between meetings. He encourages checking what works in daily life and adjusting plans based on results. He frames therapy as a practical process of finding what helps someone reach their goals.

Beyer also lists work with specific concerns such as attachment issues, blended family matters, chronic illness and pain, grief at end of life, fatherhood issues, and body image. He supports people who want structured tools as well as space to reflect on meaning and values.

People who prefer clear steps, behavioral experiments, and a mix of problem-solving and values-based work may find his approach useful. Sessions are conducted in English and include options that have been used in his practice for many years.

Approaches used in online sessions

Adam Beyer commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain problems and to test small, practical changes between sessions. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood issues, and habit change because it focuses on observable adjustments and short-term experiments.

He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and practice willingness around difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT is aimed at increasing meaningful action even when strong emotions are present. Client-Centered Therapy appears in his work as well, providing space for people to describe their experience and set the pace for change.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the clinical process. He will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person’s goals, preferences, and daily life. That means adapting between more skills-based CBT, ACT exercises about values, or conversational, client-led sessions as needed.

The biography highlights his telemedicine experience but does not list exact session formats here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and let people use sessions during breaks or from quieter locations. Licensed professionals tailor scheduling and format practicalities to each person’s circumstances.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepressionCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityControl issuesDissociationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

28+ years

Listed in

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he address most often?

He works with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and a wide range of other life stresses.

How does he use CBT in sessions?

He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behavioral responses, often paired with mindfulness and solution-focused exercises.

What is his clinical background?

He has 28 years of direct psychotherapy experience and many years working in telemedicine settings.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) licensed in Michigan and provides services from that state.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does he work with clients outside the United States?

He accepts international clients, so people outside the U.S. can inquire about working together.

What formats are used for sessions?

The biography notes substantial telemedicine experience but does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and scheduling work?

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