I am licensed in Colorado with 7 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & intimacy related issues. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Anger management, Self esteem, Depression, Coping with life changes, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Personality disorders
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing
CO LPC LPC.0014972
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Michael does a really good job of helping me.
Written on Jun 25, 2025 after therapy with Michael for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, coping with life changes, and coaching
Michael has helped me time and time again through some difficult challenges in my life and I’ll forever be grateful to him and his continued support and guidance.
Written on Nov 10, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 years and 2 months on issues concerning depression, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
He’s a great listener and he is very helpful and insightful, as well
Written on Oct 25, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, coaching, and adhd
Michael is genuine..it shows that he cares.
Written on Jun 25, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Mike has a way of drawing you out through conversation about other things. But he listens actively and picks up on different cues that you don’t even know you’re giving him in that conversation. And then he’s very good at bringing them up in a way that is not aggressive or threatening or degrading. He’s very respectful of my time, very respectful of why I am coming to therapy and what I am looking for. And very good at making me think about if what I was looking for in therapy is the best thing for me or do I need to go a different route. He’s empathetic, Kind, And very non-judgmental! And I think that’s everything that you should be looking for in a good therapist! Every other therapist I’ve seen has tried to diagnose my husband through me. And our sessions ended up talking about him and his issues instead of me and my issues. Mike has never done that. We’ve had to talk about my husband, his issues issues and our issues. But he knows That I am here to get help for myself, and not for my husband!
And I have recommended him to other people that I know.
Written on May 13, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Michael has been great so far!
Written on Feb 17, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues