Sometimes life is difficult. Life is especially difficult when we find ourselves dealing with situations, feelings, and moods that we don’t understand and don’t know how to handle, leaving us with profound doubt about ourselves and others. While we all have to deal with these challenges for ourselves, since we are human beings, we don’t have to do that by ourselves. In situations like these, the most responsible thing we do is to ask for help.
I’m Michael, and I’m really glad you’ve taken this first step to seek help from a professional. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, with post-graduate training in various approaches to clinical therapy, including various trauma-focused therapies, cognitive and behavioral therapies, to fit a variety of preferences and challenges, figuring out how to move forward into living the life we really want to live. I have experience in helping people with challenges connected to moods, behaviors, relationships, parenting, and many other kinds of challenges that were holding them back from living the life they really want.
My work experience includes child-focused family therapy, working with law enforcement, first responders, people adjusting to life after prison, people struggling with relationships, and people needing to process and resolve memories of traumatic experiences that continued to cause great pain and difficulty. My basic approach to therapy is called Reality Therapy, which helps to clarify what we really want and what we’re doing, to figure out whether what we’re doing is helping us get what we really want, and then to make adjustments to our thinking and acting that help get us what we really want. I also have been trained in a number of trauma-focused approaches, and primarily use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for resolving trauma and other persistent cognitive problems, as well as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which helps with developing a balanced way of seeing reality, along with skills to act more effectively in response to the various situations in our lives. I regularly draw from all these approaches to meet the unique needs of each of my clients, and enjoy sharing my clients’ journeys of healing and growth.
I welcome the opportunity to work with you, and if this is your first attempt at therapy, I say you’re in for more fun than you could imagine at this point. Let’s get started at building the life you really want!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Michael Ziegler. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Michael imparts his knowledge and expertise in a conservational and easygoing manner. I always feel better after a session - no matter how I felt before we began.
He listens and never talks down to me. He exhibits a truly caring attitude. He is always professional. He is also a very funny man.
Michael helped me to learn skills that I use daily. I am in a much much better place now with regard to my relationships - family, friends and at work - than before we started working together. Based upon past experience, I had decided therapy wasn't useful for me. He proved to me that wasn't necessarily true.
I cannot thank Michael enough for the help he's given me. He's the best.
Written on Oct 18, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Very knowledgeable about how the mind works and is very empathetic to the problems you are going through. He also challenges your perspective to encourage you to practice mindfulness and thoughts that better serve you. He's awesome!
Written on Dec 29, 2023 after therapy with Michael for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching
Michael is amazing! His insight and helpful tools have made a real difference in my journey to better mental health. I would highly recommend Michael.
Written on Jun 08, 2023 after therapy with Michael for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
He is a great therapist, calming, knows his craft, and able to identify what my issues are which helps me utilize the tools he can provide me.
Written on Apr 24, 2023 after therapy with Michael for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
Mike is wonderful! He has helped me so much and I hope to continue my healing journey with him.
Written on Mar 19, 2023 after therapy with Michael for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, compassion fatigue, and adhd
10/10
Written on Aug 09, 2022 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and adhd