Max Higa

Max Higa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with six years of practice in Colorado. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. He also supports clients dealing with trauma, addictions, relationship strain, and LGBTQ concerns.

Max centers sessions on listening first. He believes people know their own story and that therapy is a place to tell it. He emphasizes practical steps that people can try between meetings to notice change in daily life.

His approach pulls from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, along with client-centered methods. That means sessions often mix skills for changing unhelpful thoughts with values-focused goal work. He also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing when those fit a person’s needs.

Max has worked with people facing grief, intimacy issues, bipolar mood concerns, and attachment challenges. He pays attention to shame, isolation, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination on mental health. He aims to create a calm space where people can talk through painful experiences and begin to build new patterns.

When someone reaches out, they are invited to explain what they want to work on. From there Max and the person set small, concrete steps and track progress. The goal is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful when someone wants to reduce avoidance and live more in line with what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with the person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That choice can shift over time as needs change and progress is tracked collaboratively.

Session format details are not listed in the profile, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also help people practice skills in everyday settings and carry strategies into real-life moments.