About Hedlun
Hedlun Walton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 26 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. He focuses on practical changes while also offering a calm, supportive presence. Hedlun aims to help clients feel heard and to find clear steps forward when life feels stuck.
He blends patient listening with action-oriented work. That means offering space to talk things through and then trying small, practical changes that can alter daily patterns.
Background and approach
He uses straightforward language and sometimes light humor to lower tension and make difficult topics easier to face. Common areas Hedlun addresses include parenting strains, career concerns, grief, anger, ADHD, and problems tied to family of origin or blended families.
He also helps people navigating life purpose, money stress, fatherhood issues, and challenges tied to first responder work or hospice and end-of-life situations. Hedlun draws on client-centered therapy to prioritize the person in the room, and he uses cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods when clients want concrete change.
Together he and the client set expectations and a plan that fits the client’s goals and pace. Sessions aim to expand perspective so everyday choices feel clearer. Hedlun invites people who are ready to explore new viewpoints or try different habits to take that first step toward change.
How his approach translates to online therapy
Hedlun uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening space where a person can talk through feelings and be heard. This approach helps when someone needs to process grief, emptiness, or family of origin questions by focusing on the person’s experience rather than quick fixes.He also applies cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and attention-related patterns by breaking problems into small, testable steps. Solution-focused techniques are used when clients want short-term, goal-focused work that produces specific changes in daily life.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Hedlun collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, pace, and preferences. He will check in and adjust the plan as progress or obstacles appear.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is helpful for in-depth conversations and observing nonverbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging fits people who need flexible, ongoing contact. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different formats as needs change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English