Michael Witham , LPC

Michael Witham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wyoming. He brings 26 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and mood concerns. He focuses on practical skills that can be used between sessions.

He began practicing in 2002 in Georgia and has worked in crisis response and resolution. That background includes creating treatment plans and running individual and group therapy. He has experience addressing impulse control, chronic pain management, and severe psychotic symptoms.

Michael uses a client-centered approach alongside cognitive behavioral techniques. That means he listens first, then helps clients test out new ways of thinking and acting. Sessions often focus on decision-making, organization, and coping skills for everyday stressors.

He also draws on dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness to help people tolerate strong emotions and build better routines. Motivational interviewing is used when clients want help finding motivation for change. These approaches support work on addictions, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and self-esteem.

Michael’s practice pays attention to life transitions and long-term challenges such as grief, parenting strain, and bipolar management. He aims to help people increase self-reliance and confidence while setting clear, measurable goals. The overall tone is practical and collaborative.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. Online sessions with this approach begin with the therapist asking about priorities and goals, then shaping sessions around those needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving decision-making and interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit the person's situation, and adjust techniques over time. That collaborative process helps match skills to day-to-day challenges and to the client’s preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for full-session conversation and visual cues, phone calls can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, live chat or text messaging allow brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent care, fit sessions into busy schedules, and use the tools learned in real life.