📍 Maryland – Michael Spaulding, LCPC, ICGC-II – Severna Park

 

Severna Park, MD 21146
815 Ritchie Highway, Suite 215

Meet Michael Spaulding

Are gambling, addictive behaviors, emotional difficulties, or recurring patterns interfering with your relationships, responsibilities, or quality of life?

Biography: Michael Spaulding is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor serving adolescents and adults in Severna Park, Maryland. With more than 20 years of counseling experience, Michael helps clients understand difficult behavioral and emotional patterns, strengthen motivation, and work toward realistic, lasting change.

His professional background includes work in correctional, public-health, and private-practice settings. He has supported people experiencing serious mental health conditions, substance-use concerns, compulsive behaviors, and co-occurring mental health and substance-use disorders.

Michael’s current professional profile lists hypnotherapy as one of several therapeutic approaches available in his practice. Clients specifically interested in hypnosis should ask Michael how it may be incorporated into their treatment and whether it is appropriate for their circumstances.

Gambling-Related Counseling

Michael specializes in helping individuals affected by gambling-related problems. He holds an International Certified Gambling Counselor credential, identified by his practice as ICGC-II.

Gambling-related counseling may be appropriate when gambling contributes to:

• Financial or relationship difficulties
• Preoccupation with betting or gambling
• Increasing wager amounts
• Chasing previous losses
• Irritability when attempting to stop
• Problems at work, school, or home
• Feelings of losing control
• Anxiety, depression, shame, or isolation

Michael’s practice reports that Maryland funding may make gambling-related counseling available at no cost to qualifying Maryland residents. Eligibility and current program availability should be confirmed directly with Michael.

Additional Areas of Focus

Michael works with adults and adolescents seeking professional support for:

• Gambling disorder
• Addictive and compulsive behaviors
• Substance-use concerns
• Anxiety and mood-related difficulties
• Depression
• Dual diagnosis and co-occurring conditions
• Motivation and goal development
• Smoking cessation
• Stress management
• Personal wellness goals
• Behavioral and lifestyle changes

Therapeutic Approach

Michael uses an individualized combination of established therapeutic approaches, which may include:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Mindfulness-based strategies
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
• Strength-based counseling
• Hypnotherapy, when appropriate

His approach emphasizes collaboration. Rather than treating a client as a collection of symptoms, Michael works to identify existing strengths, internal resources, and practical opportunities for change.

Education and Credentials

Michael’s reported background includes:

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland
• Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Additional graduate study through the Loyola College of Maryland Masters Plus Program
• International Certified Gambling Counselor, identified by his practice as ICGC-II
• More than 20 years of counseling experience
• Specialized professional experience with gambling-related concerns, mental health, substance use, and dual diagnosis

His Psychology Today profile identifies his Maryland license as LC2727. Consumers can confirm current license standing through the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists.

Appointment Options

Spaulding Counseling Services currently reports limited availability during selected weekday evenings.

• In-person counseling in Severna Park
• Secure video appointments
• Services for adolescents and adults
• Individual counseling
• Specialized gambling-related counseling

Contact Michael directly to confirm availability, eligibility requirements, fees, insurance participation, teletherapy restrictions, and whether hypnosis is appropriate for your treatment goals.

Contact Michael Spaulding

Spaulding Counseling Services

📍 815 Ritchie Highway, Suite 215

Severna Park, MD 21146

📞 Call or text: (410) 599-7870

✉️ michael@spauldingcounselingservices.com

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Independent-Practice Disclosure

Spaulding Counseling Services is independently owned and operated. Michael Spaulding is not an employee, agent, or representative of Healthy Life Centers.

Healthy Life Centers recommends independent professionals but does not supervise or control their credentials, clinical services, fees, scheduling, treatment decisions, client relationships, or results. Prospective clients should independently confirm professional licenses, certifications, insurance coverage, and suitability before beginning services.

Counseling and hypnotherapy outcomes vary. No therapeutic approach can guarantee a particular result. Individuals experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency should obtain immediate assistance from an appropriate emergency service.