Michael Ziegler, LPC, LCPC

Michael Ziegler greets people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and acknowledges how confusing strong emotions and difficult memories can be. He aims to help people make clear choices about what they want and how to reach it.

Michael uses straightforward, focused work in sessions. He helps people understand what they want, what they are doing now, and what small changes could produce different results. He draws on practical strategies from cognitive and behavioral approaches to change patterns that cause stress or get in the way of daily life.

He also brings trauma-focused methods into his work when memories or past events keep causing pain. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a primary tool he uses to process persistent traumatic memories. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, is used to teach skills for managing strong emotions and improving how people respond to difficult moments.

Michael's background includes work with child-focused family therapy, law enforcement, first responders, people reentering life after prison, and those dealing with relationship and parenting struggles. He has 12 years of experience helping people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and many other concerns.

Michael practices in Missouri and works with each person to tailor approaches to their situation. He encourages people to take the first step and says therapy can be a surprising and hopeful process toward building the life they want.

How these approaches translate to online work

Michael commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. CBT often involves short exercises and homework so people can practice skills between sessions.

He also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for processing traumatic memories that continue to cause distress. EMDR sessions guide people through focused memory work alongside bilateral stimulation to reduce the emotional charge of those memories.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then recommend whether CBT, EMDR, DBT, or a mix of methods makes the most sense. Clients and the therapist decide together how to proceed and adjust the plan as needed.

Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or busy days and can allow more frequent short check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can also adapt exercises and skills practice to an online setting so progress continues between meetings.