Dr. Michael Galvin , CO Psychologist PSY.0000508

Dr. Michael Galvin is a Colorado-licensed psychologist with 42 years of professional experience, listed as CO Psychologist PSY.0000508. He began his career working in a mental health center and later maintained a long private practice, combining clinical work with teaching and training roles at three universities and executive coaching engagements.

Over the decades he studied a wide range of traditional therapy methods and continually adapted his approach to incorporate what he found most effective. In the course of that work he embraced Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Energy Psychology, and he now focuses his clinical attention on those modalities. He has found these approaches particularly useful for anxiety- and trauma-related concerns and applies them to a variety of conditions.

Now mostly retired, he continues to lead trainings and consult with other professionals while seeing a limited number of clients. His background in university training, clinical practice, and coaching gives him a broad perspective on therapeutic options, and he aims to match interventions to the needs and goals of each person he works with.

Applying EMDR, CBT, and Trauma-Focused Care Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and learn practical skills to shift them. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns and focuses on problem-solving and skill-building in everyday life.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, uses structured processing to help people reprocess distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It is often used for trauma and anxiety-related conditions and aims to produce lasting changes in how memories are experienced.

Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on understanding how traumatic events affect emotions, relationships, and daily functioning, and offers targeted strategies to process and integrate those experiences. It supports recovery by combining stabilization, processing, and skills to manage symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. A licensed professional will work collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches as appropriate.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it possible to access care from different locations and on varied schedules. This accessibility can help people maintain continuity of care and fit therapy into busy lives while working with therapists who use these evidence-informed approaches.