“When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate” - Carl Jung Whatever is happening in your life to bring you to look for a therapist, you are on the right path. To be reading this you must have identified something could be different and take action to find potential solutions. Hello, my name is Mike. As you are the CEO of your life, I can be thought of as an emotional and behavioral consultant. My expertise in in facilitating a process to make help your internal experience feel less distressing and more helpful to get where you’d like to go. Although I specialize in anxiety and trauma related disorders, I have experience with ADHD, substance use disorders, depression, mood and related disorders, as well as several others. I am licensed in the state of Pennsylvania and am a Nationally Certified Counselor. I am a member of the American Counseling Association and former member of Chi Sigma Iota, which is a counseling honors society for academic and professional excellence.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
The first session will be mostly us getting to know each other and for me to understand some of the things going on. Afterwards we will make a plan about how to go forward working on your goals.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Some of the treatment modalities that I use are Gestalt, cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive behavioral therapy, family systems therapy, as well as several others. These are used in combination based on what we feel could be most effective.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
As a therapist my biggest strengths are working with you to find yours. Most of the time the ingredients to get where we want to go are already there, we just don't see how to put them together. Also I sincerely enjoy doing therapy and believe that it is a privilege to do so.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I have a clinical focus in anxiety and trauma related disorders. I also have experience working with ADHD related issues, mood disorder, depression, substance abuse, life transitions, and several others.