About Michael
Michael (Mike) Wallington brings 44 years of counseling experience to people facing heavy life challenges. He practices in New Mexico and holds an LPCC, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Mike aims to help people regain stability and a sense of control when stress, anxiety, depression, or substance use feel overwhelming.
He listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps that reduce distress. Sessions are grounded in clear techniques and calm conversation.
How Michael works
He emphasizes the client's own strengths and resources when planning next steps. Mike often addresses how stress and trauma affect relationships and daily functioning. That includes problems with intimacy, communication, codependency, and the fallout of addiction.
He also works with grief, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and major life transitions. His work draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered practice, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior skills, and mindfulness. These approaches help people notice patterns, shift unhelpful behavior, and build better coping skills.
Therapy with Mike typically focuses on concrete goals such as reducing anxiety, managing mood, improving communication, or decreasing substance use. He helps clients break problems into small, doable steps and practices skills between sessions. The pace adapts to each person’s needs and life situation.
Michael lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Michael works with
The areas below are the ones Michael selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 44 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Mexico |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and feelings. Online sessions using this approach help people notice patterns in closeness and trust and learn new ways to relate that reduce anxiety and conflict.Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s own experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflective listening so clients can explore their values, boundaries, and choices at their own pace. This approach supports work on self-esteem, life changes, and decision-making.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In online sessions clients learn simple strategies to test unhelpful ideas, change behaviors, and practice new skills between meetings. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with cravings or stress.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will adjust methods as progress is made and needs change.
Online formats offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people work face-to-face even from different locations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make ongoing care easier to fit into a busy life.
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