https://www.michaelrunning.care/about daily 0.75 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea4c40f8a60162dcfbf3188/1590385961338-2U52UEC56TD2LDKLQKSA/Michael+-+for+web2.jpeg About I have experienced the profound changes possible when self-exploration is facilitated by the presence, mindfulness, and compassion of another. Therapy can deepen our relationship with ourselves to allow for more contentment, belonging, and fulfillment. Whatever brings you to counseling, I will meet here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea4c40f8a60162dcfbf3188/1591584682870-A3CUROD3YRW9BJVDASGM/1096948_1378237012446674_818165606_o.jpg About On pilgrimage in India, 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea4c40f8a60162dcfbf3188/232f40a0-9cf4-4430-b1e1-8d81eb3c79fc/IMG_2890.jpg About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.michaelrunning.care/approach daily 0.75 2021-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea4c40f8a60162dcfbf3188/1591563426027-DLIMT3AWG30APVR1GNZ3/Lotus+blossoms.jpg Approach - My approach Counseling is relational: your relationship with yourself in your world, my own relationship to my self, and the relationship we form together. My person-centered and existential orientation to counseling sprouts from the rich soil of Gestalt Therapy, which brings curiosity, exploration, and present-process into the healing you wish to see. From this ground, I also utilize Hakomi mindful somatic psychotherapy in understanding the wisdom your body and felt experience hold. To help transform painful emotions or traumatic experiences, I also use Emotion-Focused Therapy to access emotions that promote well-being which often lie underneath more painful ones. Bringing mindfulness into our relationship, informed by Buddhist Psychology and my near-decade as a Buddhist monk, can also be an effective support to access and understand your experience. Curiosity and acceptance are the two pillars my counseling approach rests upon. Most of all, I trust in and rely upon your holistic experience and organic wish for well-being. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea4c40f8a60162dcfbf3188/1591592459126-ES79HKDB6Z1LAEP8KQ6S/Summit+Lake+-+new.jpg Approach - Counseling services Counseling can be effective for a range of challenging issues. Some of the areas I focus on with individuals include: Anxiety Depression Trauma and the impact of traumatic experiences ADHD Men’s issues Unfulfilling relationships Attachment wounds Addiction or substance abuse Life transitions (career, divorce, retirement, parenthood, etc.) Life purpose and direction Identity development / consolidation Grief and loss Spiritual identity Buddhist Psychology For relationships, these areas include: Communication difficulties Challenges around money Broken promises Emotional or attachment wounds Poly and open relationships Sexual challenges Marriage discernment Co-parenting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea4c40f8a60162dcfbf3188/1591593859007-CERQ3RLR1T59SIE3BE7O/Path.jpg Approach - Commitment to Social Justice and Anti-oppression The identities I hold (White, cisgender, able-bodied male) mean that I experience privilege in a world socialized towards these identities. I am committed, both in my personal life and role as a counselor, to engage in social justice and anti-oppression work. In our counseling together, I will work to understand the systems and context present in your life so as to understand marginalization you may experience and support you in your right to be fully you. In understanding your world, I won’t ask you to educate me; instead, I will do my own work and bring curiosity to your experiences. This commitment also means that I will bring identities into our work to ensure that the ones we hold don’t interrupt your healing work. I am an LGBTQ and trans-affirming counselor, and I continue to work on my White identity development. 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