Mike Garrison, LPC, NCC

I am a nationally board-certified and licensed professional counselor who specializes in working with men. I provide my clients with individual psychotherapy, both in-person and virtually. My Denver office is located near I-25 and Speer and has free parking available.

Are you looking for a therapist who has lived in real world? I come from the business world having worked in high-pressure roles in the Fortune 500 and later successfully acquiring, operating, and selling my own company. But here's the rest of my story: I know what it’s like to feel stuck, to fight battles no one else can see, and to be your own worst critic. I've done the hard work of facing the parts of myself I wanted to avoid. And then, I changed course to do work that felt truly meaningful to me.

Today, as a board-certified counselor, I specialize in helping Colorado men with a practical, real-world approach to therapy. We’ll slow down, look at what’s really going on—and then we’ll do something about it. Clients tell me they appreciate that I’ve lived a full life outside the therapy room. I’m not here to give lectures or hand out cliches. I’m here to help you see what’s been running the show behind the scenes—and give you the right tools to change it.

My counseling style is relaxed and conversational. Clinically speaking, I take an integrative approach. That means I believe in drawing from a wide field of psychological theories and therapeutic techniques. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solutions Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are some of my favorites. If you’re suffering from past trauma, or post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), I am also trained in EMDR Therapy.

My goal is to help you identify what’s troubling you, and to guide you to the changes you desire by exploring the feelings, experiences, and blind spots that may be holding your back from making progress. You’ll also find I’m someone who cares about helping in a way that isn’t canned, formulaic, or pushy. Session by session, we’ll work together to get at the root of your problems and guide you to the changes you desire.