Clinical care with a human touch – providing individual and relationship therapy to explore unique challenges, develop practical tools, and support lasting success.

When life and relationships feel stressful or uncertain, it can be hard to know how to move forward. If you are feeling stressed, exhausted, anxious, or alone, Michael is here to help you. If you’re searching for counselling in Kitchener, Michael’s goal is to help you better understand what’s keeping you stuck while supporting growth, healing, and lasting change.

Are you an individual who has concerns relating to anxiety, depression, addiction/substance misuse, suicidal thoughts, emotional regulation, burnout, stress, or life transitions? Michael can support you in addressing these concerns by identifying your strengths, disrupting problematic patterns, and developing useful tools.

Do you notice issues in your marriage or relationship impacting communication, emotional connection, friendship and intimacy, sexual satisfaction, or relationship direction? Michael offers a safe and supportive space for you both to express emotions, build conflict skills, create shared meaning, and rekindle friendship and intimacy.

Your sessions with Michael are built around honesty, safety, and positive momentum—so therapy feels collaborative instead of overwhelming.

From your first appointment, Michael focuses on relationship-building and understanding, rather than a diagnosis or label. He looks at what has been happening recently, what has been building over time, and what strengths you arrive with. That person-focused approach allows him to customize counselling in a way that feels relatable and practical, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. He works with warmth, genuineness, and clear communication, so you don’t have to arrive with the perfect words or the perfect explanation.

At CARESPACE Victoria North, Michael’s approach may also connect you with coordinated care when your mental health, physical health, stress, sleep, pain, or daily functioning are impacting each other. Instead of treating one part of your life in isolation, Michael helps you move toward change in a way that fits the bigger picture.

Years of studying, frontline experience, and training guides Michael’s (BSW, MSW, RSW) approach of clinical ability and genuine compassion.

Michael’s education is substantial, but more importantly, it is relevant. He completed three University of Waterloo degrees (BA, BSW, MSW) and a certificate from Conestoga College, which gives him a strong foundation in both the clinical side and the human side of therapy. Michael understands therapy does not have a “one size fits all” approach, which is why Michael uses various evidence-informed therapeutic interventions like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Somatic Therapy (ST), and Gottman’s Couples Method (GCM).

You do not have to keep carrying this alone when the right support is available to support you.

Book with Michael today to explore how he can help.