About Michael
Michael (Mike) Wallington brings 44 years of counseling experience to people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship strain. He holds an LPCC credential and practices in New Mexico, offering a steady, practical approach for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.
He focuses on everyday problems that interrupt life - trouble at work, ongoing worry, struggles with substance use, or relationships that leave someone feeling disconnected. Sessions aim to surface what is getting in the way and build practical skills to manage emotions and behavior.
Background and approach
Mike blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed tools. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to handle intense emotions. Attachment-based ideas help people understand relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current connections.
Therapy with him moves at a practical pace. People can expect clear goals, skill practice between sessions, and steady attention to what matters most to them. He also incorporates mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity and build calm.
Mike works with a wide range of life concerns including parenting stress, career challenges, intimacy and communication problems, trauma and grief, and addictive behaviors. He accepts international clients and offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging formats to fit different needs.
Therapeutic approaches for online learning and change
Mike frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based ideas when working online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new ways of thinking and behaving, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns. Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns and helps people understand how early bonds shape reactions in adult relationships, which can improve communication and closeness.He also integrates client-centered listening and mindfulness exercises to slow reactivity and build emotional awareness. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - he works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and comfort level, and adjusts as progress is made.
Online care is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, and chat or text are useful for brief check-ins and practice between sessions. These options let people connect in ways that fit work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping consistent momentum toward their goals.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 44 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English