Michael J Hurd
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD
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Charleston, SC 29407
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Realism, Personal Responsibility, Individualism. All worthy goals! Coaching with Dr. Michael Hurd is solution-focused and goal-oriented. Time is spent discussing your problems in the here-and-now, with reference to your background and your childhood only when relevant. Together we target self-defeating behaviors and thinking, rather than focusing on psychopathology. Dr. Hurd provides answers in terms you can understand, helping you find solutions to problems in the here-and-now, with a special emphasis on discovering alternatives to the "victim mentality" of blaming everything on your family, "society" or your biological make-up.
Dr. Hurd is the author of "Grow Up America!" (2000) and "Bad Therapy, Good Therapy (and How to Tell the Difference)" (2011). He also writes the popular weekly column "Life's a Beach" published in several coastal Delaware newspapers and online. His website is www.DrHurd.com
Therapy tends to be about what’s wrong, what are the symptoms and what can someone else do for you to relieve you? Coaching, in contrast, tends to be about what’s right, what your track record is, what are your strengths, what are your potentialities and how can you build on them? Therapy tends to label you, while coaching tends to lift you up.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $95
- Pay by American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa
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Michael J Hurd
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of South Carolina / 14084 Michael J Hurd
- Certificate from Saybrook Institute Ph.D. / 1991
- Certificate from University of Maryland M.S.W. / 1988
- Attended Saybrook University, Graduated 1991
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Michael J Hurd
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Coping Skills
Expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Bisexual
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Gay/Lesbian issues
- Grief
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Obesity
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Weight Loss
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Michael J Hurd
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Exclusively life coaching, business coaching
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Interpersonal
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
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Michael J Hurd
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD
Location
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Michael J Hurd
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Last Modified: 10 Jan 2024