Clinician
Michael is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and National Board-Certified Counselor (NCC). He holds an MS in Inclusive Adolescence Education and an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He was previously a K-21 educator in both classroom and experiential settings, and young people are a continuing focus of his work.
Client needs of special interest include relational concerns, teens & young adults, parenting, school, & occupational stressors, men’s issues, spiritual & religious struggles, ecological & climate-related distress, and those facing transition, loss, or other big adjustments in life. An additional developed area of expertise is in working with the neurodiverse experiences of youth and adults including those with AD/HD & Autism (esp. Level 1).
Clinical Approach
Michael’s clinical perspective starts squarely from a humanistic approach to individual client concerns and their strengths, but recognizes structurally systemic, ecological, religious, and cultural realities as well. Work is focused on solutions to help you feel and function better here and now, while also finding existential space for the big questions about how to live well with integrity over time.
Modalities he has training and experience within are CBT and TF-CBT, DBT, ACT, spiritually-integrated psychotherapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, nature-adjunctive therapies, and eye-movement reprocessing. He works from a trauma- and neurobiologically-informed perspective, with psychoeducation and support for referrals toward appropriate psychopharmaceutical and physiological treatment adjuncts alongside outpatient therapy. Michael remains in ongoing continuing education and is often reviewing current research to further inform clinical work and increase relevancy for client care.
He draws from a few other orientations depending on client needs, and all clients can expect a warm, collaborative, and affirming approach that starts wherever they are. All are welcome who are willing to walk their paths toward growth!
Michael’s profile on Psychology Today
