We are not broken. We are not victims. What happened to us?
And what can we learn from it? . . .
You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
— C.S. Lewis
Welcome to our counseling center, where your emotional well-being is our highest priority.
Dedicated to guiding you through life's challenges with compassion, wisdom and expertise, Michael specializes in helping adult clients overcome trauma, heal from grief and recover from divorce and abusive or narcissistic relationships. A philosopher at heart, Michael provides therapy and life coaching through a humanistic-existential lens, guiding others to ask and ponder the deeper questions of meaning and purpose in life and existence.
In our trauma-and-addiction-informed therapy care we explore a comprehensive framework of understanding our shared reality, integrating multiple perspectives: psychological, biological, cultural and spiritual.
Michael has an abundance of real-world experience working with people from all walks of life and cultures and is adept at treating a wide variety of circumstances, mental health issues, traumas and mood disorders.
Anxiety & Panic attacks
Couples’ Counseling
Depression
Divorce/Conscious Uncoupling
Existential Crisis
Grief recovery
Loneliness/Social Isolation
Men’s Issues
Mood Disorders
Narcissism & Narcissistic Abuse
PTSD & Trauma Care
Veterans’ and First Responders’ Trauma
Relationship issues
Sex & Love Addiction
Spirituality & Faith-based Counseling
Video Game/Screen Addiction
Integrated & Holistic Trauma Therapy Services
Michael is currently accepting new clients seeking their journey of self-improvement, healing and wholeness.
Michael offers teletherapy and in-office therapy services to individuals and couples in Arizona. Insurance, private pay and sliding scale accepted.
AHCCCS Clients in need of therapy, please click here for a consultation with Michael.
For commercial insurance or private pay therapy, please call or e-mail contact below to schedule your free 15-minute consultation.
No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.
—Alan Watts
What is the difference between therapy and life coaching?
There is clearly some overlap between the two but there are important differences. Essentially, life coaching is for individuals seeking to focus on future goals, career development, spiritual guidance, meaningful life changes and personal growth, mentorship needs and performance improvement. Life coaching generally books at a less expensive rate than therapy but is not covered by insurance.
Therapy is intended for individuals needing to address more serious life, relational or functioning crises: struggling with mental health and relationship issues, addiction, managing chronic symptoms or mood disorders, overcoming emotional challenges, in need of processing and healing from trauma, toxic stress or grief. Licensed therapists require a master’s degree, years of supervised experience and are tightly regulated by insurance and state agency protocols.
Currently a Licensed Associate Counselor in the state of Arizona, Michael provides mental health counseling under the supervision of Kayleigh Lindsay of Mindful Healing located in Surprise, AZ.
We primarily serve the West Valley—Surprise, Sun City, Peoria, Glendale, Litchfield Park and Goodyear—as well as the greater Phoenix metro area.
We welcome remote clients throughout Arizona.
