I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working as a mental health therapist. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, sexual addiction, sexual offending, pornography addiction, OCD, and ADHD. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma, spiritual abuse, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse.
My therapy style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral,dialectical behavioral,psychodynamic, person centered. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
ID LCSW LCSW-41596
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Michael is warm, caring, respectful, and courteous. Thank you for the help!
Written on Jan 10, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 months on issues concerning depression, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Kind, knowledgeable and fun to talk to. My EAP is changing and I plan to track him down in the new one. So yes - I recommend him greatly for marital advise.
Written on Jan 10, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Michael is a great therapist. He presses me to think deeply about my feelings and emotions. He's clear and direct in making suggestions on how I should be thinking about issues that I'm dealing with.
Written on Nov 10, 2023 after therapy with Michael for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Michael is great. Insightful, straightforward.
Written on Apr 15, 2022 after therapy with Michael for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, and adhd
VERY Satisfied
Written on Feb 16, 2022 after therapy with Michael for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, parenting issues, and adhd
Awesome guy! I definitely recommend him to anyone.
Written on Jan 22, 2022 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd