Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Michael works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Maine
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michael
Michael Ziegler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Missouri. He has 12 years of experience helping people handle strong emotions and stressful life events. Michael aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and clear for someone who is worried or unsure what to expect.
He commonly helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, grief, and struggles with parenting or relationships.
Background and approach
He also supports people facing addiction, career shifts, sleep problems, and challenges tied to attention differences. His background includes work with first responders, law enforcement, and people adjusting after incarceration. Michael combines practical therapies to match each person's needs.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for emotion regulation and improved communication. For lingering traumatic memories he often uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a trauma-focused approach, alongside mindfulness practices.
In sessions he focuses on clear goals and steps that connect daily choices to larger life aims. He draws on Reality Therapy ideas to help people decide what they want and whether their current actions are getting them there. Michael works with clients to build skills, practice new responses, and make gradual changes that fit real life.
If someone is ready to begin, he asks a few simple questions to match goals and then plans sessions that fit their schedule and preferences.
What Michael works with
Everything Michael lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michael's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michael lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online work
Michael often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people recognize thought patterns that increase stress and to practice alternative, more helpful actions. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, sleep issues, and many everyday problems.He also draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for people who have persistent distress from traumatic memories; EMDR focuses on processing those memories so they feel less overwhelming. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is another common tool he uses to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication skills for relationship or anger problems.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their history, goals, and what feels most comfortable. Together they develop a plan and try methods that match the person's needs, adjusting as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat can support between-session coaching, quick check-ins, or clients who prefer writing to speaking.
Questions people ask about Michael
What concerns does he address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, career changes, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
His style is practical and goal-oriented. He combines CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and trauma-focused work to teach skills and process painful memories.
What kind of experience does he bring?
He has 12 years of clinical experience, including work with first responders, law enforcement, child-focused family therapy, and people transitioning after incarceration.
What credentials and location are on record?
He is listed as LPC and LCPC with practice in Missouri. The credential details include MO LPC and ME LCPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.