Michael Cicalese, MS, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, NCC

My clients describe me as:

Warm, intelligent, compassionate, enthusiastic, attuned, grounded.

Something to know about my approach is:

I aim to bring together mind and body to promote therapeutic change. In our work, we will learn how your thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations relate to one another and use this information as a guide for transforming your pain into purpose.

Together, we will:

Together, we will create a transformative and empowering space in which you can explore your full humanity in all its beauty and complexity and discover how to meet life's many challenges with a renewed and enduring sense of wonder and wellbeing.

I specialize in working with people who:

are searching for a path through difficult experiences, who are willing to look into and be curious about their emotional and physical pain, and who hope to discover, through therapy, the deep wisdom and healing power within themselves.

I became a therapist because:

I felt a calling to use my passion for philosophy, science, the arts, and Zen Buddhist practice to serve others.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

My place of work, the Psychological Wellness Center, offers a quiet, relaxed environment in which we can have enriching and healing conversations.

More about me and my practice:

Fun fact! My interest in psychotherapy began when I was an undergraduate in Philosophy. Reading the Stoics, Epicureans, and, later, the Existentialists, I found myself awestruck by philosophy's therapeutic power. I even wrote a thesis about it!