Sessions focus on understanding patterns, managing strong emotions, and building routines that reduce chaos. He uses everyday language and concrete exercises rather than abstract theory. Michael pulls from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to change unhelpful thought and behavior cycles.

He also uses Emotionally-Focused ideas and Jungian perspectives when exploring meaning, identity, and deeper personal themes. Mindfulness is often part of the work to steady attention and lower reactivity. In practice he offers a mix of skills training, short experiments to try between sessions, and time to talk through hard events.

For people recovering from addiction or dealing with trauma, he makes space to name what happened and to build coping tools that fit real life. Creative interests such as music and photography inform a strengths-based view of growth. Michael brings six years of clinical experience and a down-to-earth approach.

He works with adults in Minnesota and conducts sessions in English using a variety of online formats. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.