- Client-centered focus
- CBT tools
- 26 years experience
About Michael
Michael Witham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings 26 years of clinical experience to his work. He offers steady, practical care for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and other hard problems. His style is straightforward and focused on what a person wants to change.
Michael draws on client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral ideas. That means he listens closely to each person's goals, then helps break worries and behaviors into manageable steps. Sessions often include building coping skills, improving decision-making, and practicing new ways of handling strong emotions.
He has a long history in crisis response and initial assessment, and he has run individual and group sessions aimed at impulse control and coping with depression and anxiety. He has also worked with people who face chronic pain and severe psychotic symptoms, and he brings that experience into treatment planning and goal setting.
Michael aims to help people increase self-reliance and confidence while reducing behaviors that cause harm or distress. He uses concrete strategies from cognitive approaches together with a collaborative, client-centered attitude. Expect a mix of practical exercises, problem-solving, and reflective conversation.
Over the years he has supported people with addictions, ADHD, sleep and eating concerns, bipolar mood changes, parenting strain, and first responder stress. He also addresses aging and medical-related issues, communication and control problems, and recovery from separation or domestic violence. He welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Michael draws on client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral ideas. That means he listens closely to each person's goals, then helps break worries and behaviors into manageable steps. Sessions often include building coping skills, improving decision-making, and practicing new ways of handling strong emotions.
He has a long history in crisis response and initial assessment, and he has run individual and group sessions aimed at impulse control and coping with depression and anxiety. He has also worked with people who face chronic pain and severe psychotic symptoms, and he brings that experience into treatment planning and goal setting.
Michael aims to help people increase self-reliance and confidence while reducing behaviors that cause harm or distress. He uses concrete strategies from cognitive approaches together with a collaborative, client-centered attitude. Expect a mix of practical exercises, problem-solving, and reflective conversation.
Over the years he has supported people with addictions, ADHD, sleep and eating concerns, bipolar mood changes, parenting strain, and first responder stress. He also addresses aging and medical-related issues, communication and control problems, and recovery from separation or domestic violence. He welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.
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