Michael Zwizanski

Hello, I’m Michael Zwizanski, a licensed therapist in Philadelphia, working with individual clients throughout Pennsylvania. I hold a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University and I’ve been honored to support clients through a wide range of personal challenges and life transitions.

My practice is anti-racist, sex-positive, LGBTQ+ competent, and gender-affirming. I recognize my privilege as a cisgender, white, male professional and strive to position myself as an equal collaborator in the therapeutic process, fostering mutual respect and growth.

I have experience supporting transgender clients through all stages of social, medical, and legal transition, and I am also competent in working with ethically non-monogamous individuals.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked in the entertainment industry. Now, I provide therapy to artists, musicians, actors, and entrepreneurs. Understanding the unique pressures and creative self-doubt they experience, I help clients navigate the drive for self-expression and the obstacles that can impede personal growth.

I specialize in helping clients navigate major life transitions—such as becoming a parent, getting married or divorced, changing careers, or coping with health challenges and grief. No matter the transition, I’m here to support you in finding clarity, healing and a path forward.

Whether you're feeling anxious, stuck, or seeking a space to grow, I would be honored to support you on your path.

I offer a safe, affirming space for clients to explore difficulties such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, family conflict, identity issues, and life transitions. My approach integrates attachment-based therapy, parts work, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed care to help clients understand the emotional roots of their struggles and develop healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.

We will begin by addressing the reason you decided to seek support. What is going on in your life and why now is the time for therapy? From there we will establish goals and together, begin to create a vision of how your life will look as you move closer to reaching those goals. We will take a deep dive into your childhood, looking at relationships with caregivers, family members, friends and those with whom you felt securely attached as you grew up. As we learn more about you, we will work collaboratively to find answers, tools and solutions that will allow you to move forward in your life with a deeper understanding and stronger sense of self.