For the last 5 years, I have been in clinical practice with individuals and families in New York City. Before that I was a community organizer that counseled families and individual clients particularly impacted by systemic conflicts, trauma/abuse/neglect, mental health disorders and anxiety or anger management. I experience great joy by supporting your courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life, and I guarantee that I will always be here to support and empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Michael is amazing, super great at translating concepts about life in a way I can understand. 10/10 booking my next appointment as we speak
Written on Oct 07, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Michael is a wonderful therapist. He is kind, patient, insightful, and truly makes me feel like we are achieving real progress together. I’m very grateful.
Written on Aug 23, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
Words can't express my gratitude towards Michael. I am able to delve deeply into my biggest problems and have a guide by my side that listens and helps me through it all. I have not felt this good and secure about myself for a long time, if ever. Thank you.
Written on Jul 16, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Honestly, shattered my idea of what a therapist could do with mental health. He asks the questions I need to ask and gives me practical tools to take into the real world. He helps me to see the journey of mental health.
Written on Jun 11, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Best therapist i’ve ever had in my life dude brings out the inner bond in me and helps me be a better clinician, i wish i could be his friend
Written on Jun 06, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Michael is highly intuitive and an amazing support
Written on Apr 10, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 4 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching