Michael is the co-founder of Mental Health Center Kids. Started in 2021, our mission is to create high-quality, visually engaging mental health worksheets, handouts, and infographics to assist parents, teachers, therapists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health professionals in supporting kids and teens to be happy, healthy, and self-confident. Michael received a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Portland State University in 2010. He is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Colorado and Oregon. Through his background and training he has come to value a non-judgmental and collaborative approach to therapy. He utilizes a strengths-based, goal-oriented approach, which includes strategies from solution-focused and cognitive behavioral therapy as well as various dialectical behavior therapy skills. His training and work experiences have allowed him to help children and teens better manage their behavior and mental health difficulties and work with parents and families to improve family dynamics.
