Michael Ziegler , LPC, LCPC

Michael Ziegler is a Licensed Professional Counselor with additional licensure as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, bringing 12 years of experience helping people navigate difficult moods, painful memories, and relationship challenges. He emphasizes practical, goal-focused work that clarifies what a person really wants and examines whether current thoughts and behaviors are helping achieve those aims. His background includes child-focused family therapy and work with law enforcement, first responders, individuals reentering life after incarceration, and people processing traumatic memories that continue to cause distress.

Ziegler draws from a range of evidence-based methods to match treatment to each person’s needs. He often uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for resolving trauma-related memories and persistent cognitive patterns, and integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build balanced thinking and practical coping skills. Cognitive and behavioral strategies, along with trauma-focused techniques, are woven into a Reality Therapy framework that helps clients identify desired outcomes and make concrete changes in thinking and behavior.

He works with concerns related to stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, depression, addictions, relationships, grief, self-esteem, sleep, career issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and a wide range of family and attachment difficulties. Ziegler adapts his methods to fit each person’s preferences and goals, supporting steady progress toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic approaches suited for online trauma and skills work

Michael Ziegler integrates several evidence-based methods that translate well to online formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and gently reshapes thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms such as anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on building practical skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to improve everyday functioning and relationships. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets distressing memories and associated beliefs through a structured processing approach to reduce the power of traumatic memories and the patterns that keep them active.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ziegler works with clients to consider their goals, history, and preferences, combining techniques as needed so treatment fits each person’s situation rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions occur - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to continue work from different locations. For many clients, these options increase access to licensed professionals and allow ongoing skill practice between sessions, supporting steady progress toward treatment goals.