Dr. Michael Vigil , LPC

Dr. Michael Vigil is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in clinical-community psychology who brings 11 years of experience across a range of behavioral health settings. He earned advanced degrees from the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Guam and is an American Psychological Association (APA) Fellow, a recognition reflecting his professional contributions. Dr. Vigil has worked in Veterans Affairs, substance use treatment, college counseling, community mental health outpatient services, and psychiatric emergency stabilization, providing care for adolescents, adults across the lifespan, and couples.

He approaches therapy from an assimilative orientation that blends person-centered and behavioral theories, framing treatment through a strength-based lens that leverages clients' existing resources to manage challenges. Cultural context is central to his work; he integrates an appreciation for cultural and ethnic influences on thoughts, beliefs, and emotions with research-supported interventions. Dr. Vigil holds formal training in a variety of evidence-based therapies, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (CBT SUD), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT).

He works with a broad range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, depression, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions, and maintains additional focus on matters like abandonment, commitment and communication problems, divorce and separation, veteran and armed forces issues, and post-traumatic stress.