About William
William Bogner is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Utah who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. He also works with clients facing depression, addictions, relationship strain, and trauma. William keeps the first sessions straightforward and practical so people know what to expect right away.
He uses a collaborative, person-centered style. Conversations begin with the concerns you bring and a plan is shaped from there.
Background and approach
William emphasizes clear goals and simple skills you can use between sessions to reduce overwhelm and improve coping. In therapy he draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns. He combines that with acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck.
Attachment-based perspectives guide work on trust, connection, and long-standing family patterns. Sessions are warm and direct. He aims to offer empathy and steady support while also challenging habits that keep people stuck.
William tailors pacing and exercises to each person’s needs rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method. Over seven years of practice informs his work with issues like codependency, communication problems, caregiver stress, and recovery from substance use. He is available for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them drive behavior. It emphasizes values and small actions that move a person toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety and low mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a skills-based approach that identifies unhelpful thought patterns and tests new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms like worry or depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating and communicating.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. William collaborates with each person to select and adapt methods based on their goals, comfort level, and what feels most useful. Treatment plans are adjusted over time, and clients are invited to give feedback about what helps.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows for face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different life situations while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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