About William
William Bogner is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and relationship concerns. He uses a calm, direct style and focuses on practical steps that fit each person's life.
Background and approach
He emphasizes compassion and listening as the first step toward change. He practices in Utah and brings seven years of clinical experience to his work.
Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the person in front of him, with straightforward goals and check-ins to track progress. He aims to make therapy feel like a conversation rather than a lecture.
William draws on several therapy approaches to meet different needs. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful patterns of thought and behavior.
He also employs acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful action even when feelings are painful. Attachment-focused work is part of his toolbox for people dealing with long-standing trust, connection, or communication problems.
He pays attention to how early relationships affect present choices and interactions. For people struggling with addiction or high stress, he mixes problem-solving with emotional skills training to reduce crisis and build steady routines.
William adapts sessions to each person's schedule and preferences. Conversations can include skill practice, real‑world experiments, and gentle coaching for difficult moments.
He encourages small, sustainable changes that add up over time.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
William uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits; this approach often focuses on small experiments and practical skills to reduce anxiety and lift mood. He also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take value-driven actions even when uncomfortable feelings remain.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. William takes a collaborative stance, discussing options and adjusting methods based on each person's goals and preferences. He aims to match the approach to what the client needs that week rather than using one fixed method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving people options that fit their schedules. Video lets clients use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports short, frequent touchpoints between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life while keeping the focus on practical change and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- 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