About Dale
Dale Potter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 18 years of clinical experience. He offers a calm, down-to-earth way of working and focuses on helping people who are managing anxiety, stress, depression, ADHD, trauma, and identity-related concerns. He meets people where they are and shapes sessions around each person’s needs.
Dale favors an adaptable, person-focused style that lets clients guide the pace and priorities of therapy. Sessions are conversational and practical, with room for creative problem solving when standard approaches don’t fit.
Background and approach
He aims to reduce immediate overwhelm and build skills that help day-to-day functioning. He has worked with people navigating spiritual shifts, religious trauma, and LGBTQ matters alongside more common concerns like sleep problems, grief, and career stress. He also has experience with neurodivergent presentations such as autism spectrum traits, dyslexia, impulsivity, and learning differences.
His approach is respectful, sensitive, and nonjudgmental. Throughout the work he combines reflective listening with focused strategies to address concerns like compulsive behaviors, mood instability, and relationship communication. He tailors any plan to a person’s goals rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method.
That includes practical steps for managing symptoms and building routines. Dale encourages small, steady changes that add up over time. He supports people who are ready to try coaching-style tools, mindfulness practices, or trauma-focused work when appropriate.
The aim is clearer thinking, improved coping, and more control over everyday life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. The therapist creates a respectful, empathetic space and helps people identify their own goals and solutions. This approach is useful for addressing self-esteem, life transitions, and identity questions.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It can help with anxiety, sleep difficulties, impulsivity, and everyday stress by building steady habits for noticing thoughts and bodily sensations.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and recommend practices that match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps tailor whether sessions emphasize listening, skill-building, or short-term solutions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for quick reflections, ongoing coaching-style support, or when someone prefers written communication. These choices let people keep momentum and access help from different locations and schedules.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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