About Dale
Dale Potter offers a down-to-earth, person-centered way of working. He blends client-centered methods with practical tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan and brings 18 years of experience to sessions.
Dale adapts sessions to each person's needs. He listens first, then helps set short-term goals and simple steps. He often uses mindfulness to help with anxiety and sleep, and solution-focused ideas to guide immediate change.
How Dale works
Trauma-focused work is used when past harm is getting in the way of daily life. Many people come for help with mood concerns like depression, bipolar disorder, or intense anxiety. He also supports those coping with grief, relationship struggles, parenting strain, addiction concerns, or career stress.
Additional interests include attention differences, autism spectrum challenges, and compassion fatigue for helping professionals. Sessions typically focus on clear, achievable skills. Dale uses plain language and checks in about what is working.
He can help people untangle guilt, shame, and low self-esteem, and build routines that improve sleep and daily functioning. People who prefer a collaborative, respectful approach often find this style practical. Dale frames therapy as a joint process of discovery and action.
He encourages small, steady steps toward goals and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Dale lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Dale works with
The areas below are the ones Dale selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Approach and online care that fits your life
Dale commonly blends client-centered therapy and mindfulness practices during online work. Client-centered therapy means the sessions follow the person's concerns and priorities, with the therapist reflecting and clarifying to help people feel heard. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce anxiety and improve sleep.He also uses solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals and track progress over time. These methods are practical and aimed at quick, manageable changes for problems like stress, daily overwhelm, or relationship patterns. Choosing an approach is collaborative - the therapist and client decide together which methods match the person's goals, needs, and preferences, and they adjust the plan as things change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face from different places. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging are helpful for ongoing support between sessions or for those who prefer writing. These options increase flexibility for busy schedules and different communication styles.
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