Michael Mudgett , LPC

Michael Mudgett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with 18 years of clinical experience working with adults 17 and older, couples, and families. He focuses on improving communication and listening skills to help people reconnect, address intimacy concerns, and untangle interpersonal conflicts that arise at home, work, or among peers. His work often centers on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, coping with life changes, parenting, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.

Known for a warm, interactive counseling style, he approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, tailoring treatment to fit individual needs and goals. Michael combines evidence-based strategies with a client-centered stance to help people build insight, develop healthier patterns, and find practical ways to manage anger, improve sleep and eating concerns, and navigate family or career challenges.

As a Christian and an ordained minister who pastored for 12 years and founded a church, he also brings spiritual experience to conversations when clients wish to explore meaning or faith-related concerns. He offers spiritual mindfulness training alongside therapeutic work for those who want to integrate spiritual perspectives into their healing and personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michael Mudgett draws on several well-regarded therapeutic approaches to support clients through a range of concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and learn practical ways to act on what matters most, which can reduce avoidance and improve coping with anxiety and life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist offers empathy and support while clients lead the pace and focus of their own growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by teaching skills to reframe thoughts and build healthier routines, often used for depression, anxiety, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michael works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, blending methods as needed so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for those seeking care. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow clients to engage in therapy from home or between commitments, making it easier to maintain continuity of care amid busy schedules. These options also increase access for people who live some distance from providers or who prefer different modes of communication, while still allowing licensed professionals and therapists to provide structured, goal-oriented support.