I now have the fully independent LCPC license in Maryland (#LC3624).   It’s taken nearly 4 years of private practice since I work part-time as a psychotherapist (I also run a psychiatric rehabilitation program most days).   This means that I have completed 3000+ hours of supervised experience as a counselor. 

This also means that, in many cases, clients will be able to utilize their out-of-network benefits when seeing me.   This was not possible before when I had the LGPC license.  I can provide billing statements for clients to submit to their insurance companies for reimbursement.  If you are interested in using me as an out-of-network therapist, let’s talk about what is involved.

– Michael

I just want to thank everyone who stopped by my booth at SpiritFest this past weekend at Mystickal  Voyage.  I met several people who are interested in counseling services.  I also met people who just wanted to chat and who wanted to do some really fast coaching on a specific problem.

I was struck by how most of those I met were already half-way towards healing.  Outside of spiritual communities this is not usually the case.  There is something to be said for participating in an empowering spirituality of your own choice where there are tools under your control to help yourself and a community that believes in you.  I felt lucky to be potentially seeing clients with such internal and external resources.

I was also struck by the potential of cooperation amongst healers.  How one healing modality flows into the next.  I was frequently a useful part of a bigger matrix of work going on.  We need to figure out how to get client to see (and how they pay for) teams of healers with complementary skills.

– Michael

I am saying goodbye to my office in Washington, DC at Brookland Pastoral Center with some regrets and several fond memories.  I like the place and its where I originally launched my practice.  I recommend potential clients in Washington, DC check out their remaining practitioners on their website.  Jonathan Kirkendall and Maura Kristof also used to be co-workers there and are excellent therapists.

I’ve since moved to Baltimore and found that my downtown Baltimore location at the Rotunda has been my busiest location.  It just makes sense to close shop in Washington, DC and expand in Baltimore.

But, no more hours are available for rent at my Rotunda location…  so…

Starting March 1st I have a new location in Mt. Washington Village just a few miles from the Rotunda, right off of I-83, and across the street from Light Rail.  I am now (as of March) located at 5710 Newbury Street on the 2nd floor.  Please come check out my new space.  It’s a cheery yellow with new carpeting, lots of fanciful furnishings from my DC location, and some comfy leather couches I just picked up.

How I got the couches up the staircase and through the doorways I will never know…

– Michael