About Max
Max Schimmel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 22 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, anger, and low self-esteem. Max aims to meet each person where they are and to move at a pace that feels manageable.
He helps people figure out whether they are ready for change and what steps will build momentum toward their goals. When change feels distant, he starts by clarifying what might make it more possible and practical next steps to take.
How Max works
His work emphasizes clear planning and gradual progress rather than fast fixes. Max has experience with a wide range of concerns including trauma, grief, attachment difficulties, communication problems, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, mood instability, and substance use challenges. He also supports people dealing with abandonment wounds, eating and food-related issues, personality-related patterns, and feelings of emptiness.
He has particular experience helping men through midlife transitions, military veterans, people in non-traditional relationships, and those handling blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, infidelity, or separation. Max also works with neurodivergent individuals, including those with autism and Asperger Syndrome. His style is straightforward and collaborative.
He listens without judgment and works with each person to build a plan that fits their life. Max aims to help people leave therapy with greater clarity, tools they can use, and a clearer sense of direction.
What Max works with
The areas below are the ones Max selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Many of the approaches Max uses are evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change. One common method helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns so anxiety and depression become more manageable. This approach teaches clear skills for coping, problem solving, and reducing distress. Another frequently used approach focuses on attachment and relational patterns to improve communication and emotional connection; it helps people understand how early relationships shape current responses and offers ways to try new interaction habits that feel safer and more effective.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions about technique are collaborative and can shift as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fit with busy schedules, quicker check-ins during the day, and fewer disruptions for people balancing work and caregiving. Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking to know what is offered. Many people choose online work because it often makes ongoing attendance simpler and helps therapy fit into everyday life without large changes to routines.
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