Kyle Thompson

Kyle Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and major life transitions. He works with adults facing stress, addictions, grief, relationship strain, and the challenges that come with divorce and separation. His style is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people get unstuck and move toward clearer choices.

His approach blends talk therapy with mind-body practices. He uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and build new habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are woven into sessions to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps. Motivational Interviewing supports those working through substance use and other ambivalence.

Kyle draws on a long background in yoga and meditation. He has taught yoga since 2003 and incorporates breathing and relaxation techniques into therapy when appropriate. These practices are offered as tools to reduce stress, manage sleep, and support emotion regulation.

Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and small behavioral changes that fit daily life. He emphasizes collaboration and helps people set realistic goals that match their situation and values. Work can include coping strategies for panic, managing mood swings, and rebuilding routine after major changes.

Kyle practices from Michigan and offers services in English. He supports clients dealing with co-morbidity, ADHD, trauma, and other overlapping concerns. People interested in starting work are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when emotions are difficult. It’s useful for life transitions, grief, and coping with change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. It often includes practical exercises to try between sessions. Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple breathing and attention practices to reduce stress, improve sleep, and calm the body during panic or overwhelm.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative - goals and homework are adjusted as progress and life circumstances change.

This biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use breathing and relaxation tools in the moment, practice new behaviors between sessions, and coordinate care without rearranging a whole day.