Mikel Wallschlaeger

Mikel Wallschlaeger is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 13 years of experience helping adults find relief from persistent struggles. He aims to make therapy feel warm, kind, and unjudging so people can focus on healing. Many people report feeling cared for and hopeful after working with him.

He has spent over a decade counseling adults across life stages - young adults, middle-aged, and older adults - in both cities and rural areas. He has worked with people from many ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, including those experiencing chronic illness, grief, or end-of-life concerns. He also references Christian scripture when clients request that perspective.

In the room he focuses on practical problem solving alongside emotional support. He helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, depression, and mood swings. He also assists with relationship and communication problems, isolation and loneliness, and sleep difficulties.

Mikel supports people facing life transitions and career decisions, and he offers coaching-oriented work for career planning and re-entry into the job market. He works with clients who want to build self-esteem, resolve guilt or shame, and increase self-awareness and purpose.

Sessions often include work on grief, caregiver stress, panic and post-traumatic symptoms, and coping with compassion fatigue. He emphasizes a flexible, compassionate approach designed to match each person’s needs and goals throughout treatment.

Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life

Evidence-based techniques used in practice focus on helping people change thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily life. Cognitive-style approaches look at unhelpful thinking patterns and teach new ways to respond to stress, anxiety, and anger. These methods help reduce panic, ruminating thoughts, and self-criticism.

Behavioral and skills-based work builds concrete habits for managing strong emotions and improving sleep and routine. This includes learning coping skills, step-by-step plans to handle triggers, and tools to repair communication when relationships are strained.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose techniques that match goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. That choice is revisited as progress is made so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Practical benefits of online therapy include making appointments easier to fit into a busy day and reducing travel time. Before booking, confirm which session formats are offered for this therapist. Online work can help people check in during a lunch break, attend from different parts of Ohio, or continue care when schedules change, while adapting pacing and homework to daily life.