Michael (Mike) Wallington, LPCC

Michael (Mike) Wallington is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in New Mexico with 44 years of experience. He focuses on how life stress, loss, and difficult relationships can overwhelm day-to-day functioning. He talks plainly about patterns like depression, anxiety, and substance use that get in the way of feeling satisfied or effective.

In sessions he takes a warm, nonjudgmental tone and encourages people to notice what gets in the way of change. He uses client-centered work that listens to each person’s experience and helps them name what matters. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try practical new behaviors.

Attachment-based ideas are part of his approach when relationships and early wounds are central concerns. Mindfulness practices are introduced to reduce reactivity and increase calm in day-to-day life. He combines these approaches to match what a person brings to therapy rather than offering a fixed recipe.

Mike has helped people facing addictions, grief, trauma, and many life transitions. He also addresses aging and geriatric issues among other concerns such as parenting, career stress, and intimacy-related problems. His work aims to restore balance and improve someone’s ability to manage tasks, relationships, and meaning.

To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the process on the site. Fees vary with location and the service uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How core approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current bonds and trust. It helps when patterns of closeness or distance repeat in adult life and when grief or abandonment are part of the story.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and respected. That approach focuses on the person’s experience and helps them find their own direction rather than following a preset plan.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to use based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking how they feel, and adjusting the plan together.

Many people find online therapy easier to fit into a busy week since it can reduce travel time and allow appointments during work breaks or between errands. It can also make shorter check-ins simpler or let someone avoid being on camera when they prefer audio only, depending on available formats. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm which options are currently offered before scheduling to make sure they match your needs.