Michael's approach to counseling, above all else, is collaborative. Michael will listen carefully to you and will be interested in what it is that you'd like to accomplish. He will draw on his expertise and training to point out counseling and therapy options he believes would be the most effective route to your goals. You are always in the driver's seat and decide the course that counseling will take. Here are some of the counseling tools Michael often draws from:

• Emotion-focused and Experiential approaches. Much like a picture is worth a thousand words, emotional experience can often create changes more quickly and that are longer lasting than just talking about a problem can. 
  

• Practical approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and visual approaches like Mind Mapping. Just speaking about a problem (the auditory mode), though somewhat effective, can limit the amount of information you can process. Incorporating visual representations of complex issues can help you to make multiple important connections much more quickly. 
  

• Mindfulness based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
  

• Integrative approaches such as Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), and Schema Therapy.
  

• Metaphorical and hypnosis informed approaches.