Mike Hotz
MA, LPC, LIMHP | Licensed Professional Counselor | Behavioral Health & Correctional Mental Health Professional | Marine Veteran
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About
Behavioral health professional with 30+ years of experience in mental health, substance use treatment, correctional mental health, community behavioral health, and crisis intervention. Licensed counselor with extensive experience serving individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, and justice-system involvement. Marine veteran and founder of Semper Fi Counseling, Inc., a Wyoming nonprofit developing innovative behavioral-health and correctional-diversion services for adults with serious mental illness.
Author of Beyond the Metal Door: A Marine’s Journey Inside the Prison System and the Hidden Crisis of Mental Illness.
Experience
Founder & President - SEMPER FI COUNSELING, INC. - Wyoming
(2025)
- Founded a Wyoming nonprofit focused on behavioral health, correctional diversion, and community reintegration.
- Developed a residential behavioral-health model for adults with serious mental illness who are at risk of incarceration or re-incarceration.
- Developed partnerships and outreach strategies involving courts, probation, behavioral-health providers, veterans' organizations, and community agencies.
- Led organizational development, program design, funding strategy, and community advocacy.
Mental Health Professional / Counselor - CORRECTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH
- Provided mental health services within correctional environments.
- Conducted assessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and suicide-risk assessment.
- Provided individual and group counseling for mental illness, substance use, and co-occurring disorders.
- Coordinated care with custody, medical, mental health, court, probation, and community-service personnel.
- Assisted with rehabilitation, discharge planning, and community reentry.
Licensed Professional Counselor / Behavioral Health Professional - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES
- Provided individual and group counseling for mental health and substance use disorders.
- Treated co-occurring disorders, addiction, behavioral problems, trauma, and psychosocial issues.
- Utilized CBT, Motivational Interviewing, ACT, relapse prevention, and solution-focused interventions.
- Conducted assessments, developed treatment plans, monitored progress, and coordinated referrals.
- Provided crisis intervention and suicide-prevention services.
Education
Master’s Degree - Counseling / Mental Health
Additional continuing education - mental health, substance use treatment, suicide prevention, crisis intervention, correctional mental health, and related behavioral-health disciplines
