Michael Witham, LPC

Michael Witham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings 26 years of experience to his practice. He began seeing clients in 2002 and has been licensed in Wyoming since 2012. He focuses on practical steps people can take to manage strong emotions and rebuild everyday functioning.

He uses a client-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions tend to focus on identifying specific behaviors to change, learning coping skills for anxiety and depression, and improving decision-making and organizational habits. He also works on impulse control and stress management in clear, step-by-step ways.

His background includes crisis response and initial diagnostic treatment planning. He has led both individual and group work dealing with chronic pain, severe psychotic symptoms, and addictions. That experience informs how he frames goals and plans treatment for people facing complex problems.

Michael helps people with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, sleep and eating problems, parenting and fatherhood issues, and first responder stress. He also supports people coping with chronic illness, cancer, aging concerns, and other long-term difficulties.

In sessions he emphasizes collaboration and measurable goals. He aims to strengthen the skills clients already have while building confidence to handle future challenges. Michael accepts international clients and practices from Wyoming, offering an approach grounded in practical strategies and client goals.

How these approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's goals and experience. In practice this looks like sessions where the therapist mirrors concerns, asks about priorities, and helps clients choose what to work on first. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, identifies patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical exercises to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and impulsive actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches coping skills for intense emotions and improves distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. It can help when strong emotions or crises get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Michael will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. He often blends client-centered work with CBT or DBT skills so the plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single method.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time. It also lets people keep therapy consistent when life changes make in-person visits harder. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches so they work in different settings and rhythms of daily life.