About Michael
Michael Ziegler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strains, and mood concerns. He speaks directly and calmly so parents can understand next steps. Michael’s plain approach is meant to make starting therapy feel manageable.
He brings 12 years of experience addressing depression, anger, addictions, sleep problems, and relationship and family difficulties. He also supports people coping with grief, career shifts, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How Michael works
His background includes work with law enforcement, first responders, and people adjusting after incarceration. Michael uses a mix of practical methods. He often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking.
He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and interpersonal skills. For processing traumatic memories he employs Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a trauma-focused approach. In sessions he focuses on clear goals and straightforward steps.
He helps people clarify what they want and examines whether current choices are helping them reach those goals. Then he and the client try simple changes to thinking and behavior that move things forward. Online and phone options are available for people in Missouri.
Sessions can include video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits a person’s life. Getting started involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.
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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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
How Michael’s approaches translate to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more balanced thinking while testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, focuses on building skills for regulating intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress when life feels overwhelming. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that helps people process painful memories that continue to cause strong reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michael will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most practical. He collaborates with each person to choose and adapt methods so sessions address the problems that matter most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let therapist and client use visual cues for skill practice and detailed discussion. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and regular practice between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, childcare, or other responsibilities while using the approaches above to make steady progress.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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