About Michael

I carry a Master’s degree with a focus in eco-psychology and have extensive counselling and somatic training. I love working with men and helping them to thrive and live beautiful lives that honor themselves, their relationships and the larger world. I am one of the very few counsellors with expertise in healing circumcision trauma.

My personal development experience has included a devoted 20 year meditation practice including being ordained a Buddhist monk, over 15 years of co-leading Men’s work, leading and being led on vision fasts, leading ecopsychology retreats, years of therapy in different modalities with skilled practioners, ongoing active exploration and advocacy for social justice and environmental issues and group therapy and travel through over 40 countries by human-powered travel and hitchhiking.

Previous to becoming a counsellor I worked as a wilderness guide, as a wilderness therapist at rehab center for people with addictions, a psychedelic guide, and mentoring gang-connected youth. I have supported many disabled and neuro-diverse people as well as managing teams in numerous contexts.

I am a settler of Northwestern European descent living near Nelson, BC in the Sinixt təmxʷúlaʔxʷ on and off for the last 16 years. I am very privileged to steward a beautiful 88-acre piece of land with my landmates on an off-grid co-op 20 minutes from Nelson, BC. I find deep joy in my relationships with friends, mentors and clients, my meaningful work, meditation practice and my deep connection with the mountains, lakes, forests and ocean.