- ACT and CBT
- Emotion regulation skills
- LGBTQIA+ concerns
About Max
Max Higa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Colorado with six years of professional experience. He works with adults who are coping with depression, stress, anxiety, and anger. He also supports people navigating LGBTQIA+ concerns, trauma and abuse, and relationship struggles.
Max approaches therapy believing people understand their own story best. He listens first and helps clients name what matters to them. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear skills rather than vague promises. Clients can expect a straightforward, respectful way of talking through problems and testing new behaviors outside sessions.
He uses a mix of approaches to match the issue at hand. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts. Dialectical Behavior Therapy can build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports identifying values and taking action toward them.
Max often addresses related themes such as self-esteem, attachment struggles, grief, and addiction. He also works with people coping with shame, isolation, jealousy, and issues around intimacy. These topics commonly overlap with anger and stress, and he helps people see those connections.
Practical work in sessions can include skill practice, goal setting, and short experiments to try between meetings. Max aims to help people get clearer about what they want, and to make small changes that reduce conflict and improve day-to-day life.
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful action despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It helps with stuckness, anger that keeps repeating, and motivation to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to challenge patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and distress tolerance techniques that can reduce intense reactions and improve relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with clients to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach for a while and adjusting if something else fits better. The focus stays on what helps the person manage anger, reduce conflict, and improve daily functioning.
Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people practice skills in their real-life routines and bring questions from recent interactions straight into the next session.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help people with?
He works with depression, stress, anxiety, anger, relationship issues, grief, trauma and LGBTQIA+ related concerns among other areas.
What is his general therapy style?
He listens first and uses practical, skills-based sessions that focus on clear steps and behavior change.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has six years of professional work experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado.
What are his credentials and location?
He holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.