Where Mike stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Arizona / LPC-19678
- NPI
- 1831784115
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arizona
About
- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Solution-Focused work
About Mike
Mike Petagna is an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes. He also notes experience with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and family of origin problems.
Mike uses straightforward conversation to help people identify patterns that cause repeated strain. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Solution-Focused Therapy is part of his work when people want shorter-term, goal-directed plans.
Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings. He will talk through boundary setting, managing triggers, and reducing people-pleasing behaviors when those show up. The approach emphasizes skills you can use in daily life rather than long theoretical explanations.
Mike describes his role as guiding and working alongside clients to set clear, achievable goals. He adapts the conversation to what a person brings each week and checks progress over time. That can include skill practice, short experiments, or problem-solving around parenting or addiction-related stress.
People who prefer direct, skills-based work may find this style helpful. Language of sessions is English and practice is based in Arizona.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Mike commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and habit-related issues such as aspects of addiction. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that help when emotions feel overwhelming or reactive.Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. He will review your goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That makes therapy a collaborative process where practical tools and short experiments guide next steps.
The biography does not specify which online formats he uses, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten commute time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists often adapt CBT and DBT exercises for remote sessions so skill practice and problem-solving can continue between meetings.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He helps adults with stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include codependency, attachment concerns, and family of origin issues.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses practical, skills-based approaches including CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions emphasize actions and tools to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has eight years of professional work experience as a counselor. That experience has included work with addictions and parenting stress.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Arizona. The credential listed is AZ LPC.
Which languages does he offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not taking international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen plan.
How do I get started with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process begins the intake and scheduling steps.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.