Michael Mudgett, LPC
Michigan · 18 years in practice
Michael Mudgett, LPC, helps adults navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and life changes.
License and registration
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401009279 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1497186381 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Michael
Michael Mudgett, LPC, helps adults navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and life changes. He offers straightforward support for people facing depression, bipolar challenges, addictions, and struggles with self-esteem and intimacy. His approach is practical and conversational so someone worried on a phone can quickly get what to expect.
He uses a mix of methods, including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, cognitive behavioral ideas, and client-centered listening. Sessions focus on clear skills like communication, coping strategies, and ways to manage strong emotions.
Background and approach
He also addresses eating and sleep concerns, anger, parenting stress, and career-related pressures. Michael brings 18 years as a licensed professional counselor in Michigan. He previously served as a pastor and draws on that experience when clients want to include spiritual concerns in their work.
Michael describes his style as warm, interactive, and respectful, with attention to each person’s values and goals. Practical work in sessions can include learning listening and communication skills, guided exercises for mood and anxiety, and step-by-step strategies to handle conflict or recurring painful memories. EMDR is listed among his approaches for processing trauma and painful events.
People who prefer flexible ways to connect will find options that fit different schedules. Michael emphasizes collaboration - clients help set goals and choose the pace. He aims to guide people toward clearer choices and more manageable day-to-day routines.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michael names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Michael uses EMDR, CBT, and client-centered methods online
Michael often combines eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, cognitive behavioral ideas, and client-centered listening to address painful memories, daily symptoms, and relationship patterns. EMDR is used to help process traumatic or highly distressing memories so they feel less overwhelming. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. Client-centered work emphasizes active listening and helping each person feel heard while they decide what matters most.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and concerns and together they will pick which methods to try first. That collaborative process allows pacing to match comfort and practical needs, and adjustments are made as progress is tracked.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for full conversations and interactive exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging options support brief updates or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can Michael help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and related issues such as eating, sleeping, anger, and parenting stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is warm and interactive, focused on listening, skill teaching, and practical coping strategies. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 18 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor and brings prior pastoral work into his perspective when clients wish to include spiritual matters.
Where is he licensed and located?
He holds an LPC credential and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are used during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and starting work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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