ABOUT MICHAEL
Whenever we engage with others, there is some level of a relationship happening no matter how brief. When it progresses into a genuine sustained connection, this is intimacy.
Being able to develop intimacy in a real way emotionally, romantically, or sexually with others is why people come to see me and become clients.
BACKGROUND
All my life, I have explored and enjoyed genuinely close connections with people, meaning that I’ve experienced intimacy with others. This has been a continuing presence in both my professional and personal relationships, as a limitless source of joy. There have also been times in my life when the myriad ways that life can spiral cut me off from intimacy and feeling connected. These are the moments of personal growth, where I have worked and gained insight into what went wrong, and how to get things back on track.
This transformative process, based on experience, is the basis and cornerstone of my counseling and coaching work. My practice is entirely experiential-based. What this means is that the focus of your work with me is something I’ve experienced transformation for in myself, and helped facilitate for others.
I don’t have formal schooling, training, or certification as a therapist or health services practitioner, so my work with you is entirely distinct from those processes. The issues we are working on together aren’t something I read about or took a class on but have transformed through myself.
This theme of transformation into healthy relationships through true connection and intimacy is present in all the focus areas of my practice:
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Sexual intimacy
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Developing healthy romantic relationships
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Workplace & professional achievement
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Disordered eating & body image
INTERESTS
Along with my work in counseling and coaching, I do paid & charitable public speaking, corporate advising and consulting. I’m also a lifelong piano player and filmmaker who loves the arts, urban life, being outdoors, and traveling.