Therapist profile
Dr. Michael Galvin, CO Psychologist PSY.0000508
Colorado Psychologist - Trauma and Parenting
Continue with MichaelAbout
- CBT methods
- EMDR approaches
- Trauma-focused work
About Michael
Dr. Michael Galvin is a Colorado Psychologist (CO Psychologist PSY.0000508) with 42 years of clinical experience. He has worked in a mental health center, taught at three universities, and run private practice and executive coaching. He now sees a limited number of clients while continuing to consult and train other professionals.
He helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and parenting concerns. He also addresses eating and sleeping problems, anger, workplace issues, career questions, and coping with major life changes. Additional focus areas include cancer, disaster response, dissociation, hearing-impaired clients, veteran and armed forces issues, panic and phobias, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, sexual assault and abuse, social anxiety, and related concerns.
His practice has used several therapy methods over the years. Two approaches he has used that he highlights are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and trauma-focused work, alongside cognitive behavioral strategies. He has found these useful for anxiety- and trauma-related problems and for people seeking relatively direct methods.
Sessions are conversational and aim to identify specific patterns that make day-to-day life harder. He can teach practical tools to reduce intrusive memories, lower anxiety, and improve sleep or mood. He also offers coaching-style support for work and career questions.
He welcomes questions about how his background might fit a particular concern. For people deciding whether to start, the usual next step is a short matching questionnaire and a first session to plan an approach.
How sessions work
Approaches for trauma and everyday stress online
Dr. Galvin draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and EMDR-informed work in his practice. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaching concrete skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and workplace stress. EMDR-informed approaches involve structured processing of distressing memories and sensations with the aim of reducing their intensity, often used for trauma-related symptoms and panic.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. He will work with each person to choose methods that match the problem, goals, and preferences. Early sessions typically map the difficulty, try a few techniques, and agree a plan that can be adjusted over time.
The original profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy home life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and avoid travel time. It can also let people use methods that focus on breathing, brief exercises, and guided memory work in a single appointment, helping therapy fit into everyday routines.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
42+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, grief, parenting concerns, and related issues listed on his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses conversational sessions with practical techniques, combining cognitive behavioral ideas with trauma-focused and EMDR-informed methods.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 42 years of experience in clinical practice, teaching, and executive coaching.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Colorado Psychologist, listed as CO Psychologist PSY.0000508, and practices from Colorado.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.