Michael Wagner
Graduate Student Intern
Maybe you feel like you’re supposed to know what you’re doing by now, but you don’t.
You may be figuring out who you are, where you fit, or what you want your life to look like. Whether you’re navigating high school, college, a new career, relationships, or the responsibilities of growing up, it can feel like everyone else has it figured out. On the outside, you may seem fine. Inside, you may feel anxious, overwhelmed, lonely, or unsure of yourself.
Therapy can give you a judgment-free place to sort through it.
Mikey especially enjoys working with teens and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, relationships, identity, and major life transitions. His warm, collaborative approach combines person-centered therapy and CBT to help you better understand yourself, recognize patterns, and find practical ways to move forward.
You don’t need to become a different or “better” version of yourself. Therapy can help you build on who you already are while strengthening the areas of your life you want to change.
Before becoming a therapist, Mikey spent 13 years teaching high school English and social studies and eight years coaching basketball. That experience helps him connect naturally with teens and young adults who may be unsure about therapy—or who simply need someone in their corner while they figure things out.
Insurances I Accept:
Aetna, CHP+, Cigna, Medicaid, and Private Pay
How I Work:
In my estimation, therapy should be an active process that both the client and clinician engage in collaboratively. Sessions should be filled with clients making discoveries about themselves, becoming more knowledgeable about their mental health issues and their triggers, and solutions being brought forth of how the client can become healthier. I love reading and playing videogames. I taught English and social studies at the high school level for 13 years, I also spent 8 years coaching Basketball. I am currently a graduate intern, getting my MA in psychology from Colorado State University Global. I deliver person-centered therapy, with a heavy focus on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). I feel that every person deserves to be healthy and content, and work with my clients to achieve exactly that. I enjoy supporting clients in their endeavors to develop, maintain, and improve elements of themselves that will improve their overall life.
Issues I Treat:
- Anxiety, Depression, Life Stressors, Mood Disorders, Self-Esteem, Grief and Loss, Trauma
Populations I Serve:
- Adolescents, Adults, All Genders, Teenagers
Professional Background:
Education
- I received two undergraduate degrees, one in psychology and one in history, from Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. I am currently pursuing my MA degree in psychology from Colorado State University Global.
Training
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Previous Employment
- I was a teacher for 13 years at the high school level.