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Michael Penkaty, LPC
Colorado
LPC in Colorado - relationships and trauma
See online therapy options- CBT strategies
- ACT principles
- Mindfulness skills
About Michael
Michael Penkaty is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Colorado with 10 years of experience. He focuses on relationship concerns, family conflict, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
He works in a straightforward, skills-focused way. Sessions look at the thoughts and habits that keep problems going. He uses practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and related approaches to try small experiments and notice what changes. The emphasis is on clear steps people can try between sessions.
Michael also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy approaches to help people clarify values and build willingness to act despite difficult feelings. Mindfulness techniques are used to build attention to present-moment experience. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide work on closeness and emotional connection in relationships.
He aims to listen without judgment and to help people identify patterns that cause distress. Work may include tracking thoughts, testing assumptions, and practicing new ways of responding in everyday situations. Sessions often produce concrete behavioral tasks to practice between meetings.
Michael pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes experience, and he has focused work on obsessions, compulsions, and personality-related challenges. People who want a practical, structured approach to problems often find this style useful.
How his approaches translate to online work
Michael uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break down specific thoughts and behaviors that contribute to stress. Online sessions can focus on identifying thinking patterns, assigning brief experiments to try between meetings, and reviewing results together. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify values and encourage action even when uncomfortable emotions are present, which can help with relationship and life-change goals.Client-Centered Therapy elements mean sessions include open listening and reflection to help people notice what matters most to them. Michael will work collaboratively to decide which approach or mix of approaches makes the most sense based on the client’s goals, current challenges, and what feels practical for day-to-day life.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow short check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and let people use skills in the settings where they live. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, ACT practices, and mindfulness cues to work across remote sessions, and Michael will help design tasks that fit the client’s routine.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he commonly address?
He works with relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
How does he use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, test assumptions, and try concrete behavior changes between sessions.
What is his background and experience?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of experience working with the listed concerns.
Where is he licensed to practice?
He holds an LPC credential in Colorado and practices there.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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