About Mike
Mike Petagna greets people with a straightforward, practical approach. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting struggles, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Mike speaks plainly and helps people take small steps toward feeling more in control.
Mike is a Licensed Professional Counselor, or LPC. He has eight years of professional experience practicing in Arizona. He treats each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations to individual needs.
How Mike works
In sessions he works with clear goals and actionable ideas. He helps people identify patterns that keep problems going and then tries different ways to change them. He supports clients through everyday problems like communication difficulties, motivation slumps, and major life transitions.
Mike also brings experience with related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and fatherhood challenges. He can address substance use, eating and food-related issues, and family of origin struggles as part of broader work on functioning and relationships. His style is collaborative - he listens, offers practical strategies, and adjusts plans when needed.
People who want straightforward feedback and concrete steps may find his approach helpful. Mike aims to empower clients to build skills that fit their life and goals.
Mike lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Mike works with
The areas below are the ones Mike selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address addictive patterns.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, called DBT, teaches concrete skills for regulating strong emotions and improving communication. It is useful when emotions feel overwhelming, or when people need clearer tools to cope with conflict and relationship stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mike will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods based on goals and preferences. He listens to what is working and what isn’t, then adjusts plans so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging lets people work between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into daily routines while focusing on real progress.
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A practical next step
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