Michael Prystash, M.S.Ed., LPCC-S

Licensure
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

Education
M.S.Ed., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Youngstown State University, 2010
B.A., Psychology, Youngstown State University, 2005
B.A., Religious Studies, Youngstown State University, 2005

Professional History
I began my professional career interning in a crisis residential facility where I began full-time employment after graduating. I have worked extensively with group and individual counseling, crisis management, substance use, and severe and persistent mental illness.

Specialties

• Anxiety
• Panic
• Depression
• Personality Disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Substance Abuse
• Stress Management
• Anger Management
• Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
• Life Adjustments
• Self-esteem

Professional Objectives
I believe all people have the ability and the right to heal. I work with clients to help them acquire effective coping skills that work for them. I view my job as helping to empower clients to make the change and growth necessary to live a life where their struggles are manageable.

Theoretical Orientation
I use an eclectic approach to counseling and in collaboration with the client attempt to match them with an effective treatment strategy they will use in and out of sessions. I am mostly influenced by cognitive-behavioral models of counseling for making change; and utilize a brain-based model of counseling to help individuals develop a tangible understanding of their emotional difficulty.

Certificates/Special Training

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

• Chi Sigma Iota
• American Counseling Association

PsyCare Office(s) Served

• Liberty
• Austintown