About Michael
Dr. Michael Vigil is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, trauma, and depression. He presents a calm, straightforward style and aims to make sessions practical and understandable for someone juggling a busy life.
He draws on eleven years of clinical experience across a range of behavioral health settings. That background informs how he approaches problems like grief, anger, self-esteem, intimacy issues, and coping with life changes.
How Michael works
He also addresses concerns related to abandonment, commitment, communication problems, divorce and separation, and substance use challenges. His approach is built around person-centered work and behavioral methods. He emphasizes strengths people already have and helps them apply those strengths to solve real problems.
Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, skills people can use between meetings, and slow steady progress rather than quick fixes. Dr. Vigil uses several evidence-based methods to support change.
He incorporates techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and existential ideas to help people find meaning and practical tools. He is listed as an LPC in Alaska and communicates in English. People can expect collaborative planning during the first meetings so goals are clear.
He accepts international clients and offers multiple online formats to fit different needs and schedules. The work centers on what a person wants to change and which steps will get them there.
Michael lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alaska |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with mood disorders, trauma reactions, and addictive behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to reduce intense emotional reactions and improve relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then adapt methods to fit the person’s needs. Sessions may blend elements from different therapies to create a plan that feels useful and realistic.
Online therapy here is offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is well suited for longer sessions and visual connection, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for brief check-ins, and text messaging lets people share between sessions or when a short message is needed. These options provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to keep regular contact while working toward goals.
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