It is often difficult to start the process to get help. Many things get in the way like stigma or judgment of yourself or by others. We may try to resolve some difficult things on our own, but some things don't respond to effort alone.
Every plan is tailored to you — built around your specific goals, your history, and what you're ready to work on, not a fixed protocol applied the same way to everyone. You have the final say throughout: which approaches we use, how quickly we move, and what you choose to share.
Michael specializes in trauma — helping people process what happened to them, not just manage the symptoms it left behind — and works with substance use as part of that same picture, not a separate problem to be handled elsewhere. Sessions draw on evidence-based approaches including Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a rapid-resolution treatment designed to help the nervous system process and release traumatic memories more efficiently than talk therapy alone, alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation — selected and adjusted based on what actually fits you.
This isn't about coping better with a life that doesn't fit. It's about resolving what's underneath it, on your terms, so you can build one that does.
