Michael Pollet

Using my practice's collaborative LifeMaps framework, we’ll explore how your experiences and relationships have shaped the way you navigate the world today. Therapy can be a safe place where you can simply show up as you are, speak honestly, and begin to understand what’s been holding you back.

I see therapy as a collaboration built trust, curiosity, and honesty. My approach is warm and steady, with room for humor when it fits. I believe that change begins when you can speak freely, even about things that feel uncomfortable or hard to name. Over time, that process can bring relief, clarity, and a deeper sense of connection to yourself and others.

I'll ask what feels helpful, what doesn't, and whether we're getting closer to what you hoped to get out of therapy. So much of life involves filtering ourselves for people around us. That can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and caught in cycles of anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship struggles.

My approach is rooted in psychodynamic psychotherapy, which values the full complexity of a person rather than focusing only on symptoms. This kind of work can be challenging, but it often brings lasting change. As insight grows, you begin to understand yourself more deeply and move through the world with a greater sense of choice and agency.