Hi, I’m Mike.
I’m a licensed therapist based in Austin, Texas.
I specialize in giving men the tools and self-knowledge to have amazing relationships with themselves and their partners.
How My Work Will Benefit You
My work aims to make therapy practical, helpful,
and healing to everyday men like you.
My work focuses on topics like:
How to have a kick ass marriage
How to find purpose and meaning in the second half of life
How to create better systems and processes to self-improvement
How to achieve without burnout and overwhelm
Most of all, I write about how to put these ideas into practice in daily life.
I don’t claim to have all the answers and I still have a lot to learn, but I’m happy to share what I’ve discovered so far.
You can start by reading my articles.
More than 90% of guys never get any kind of help with their mental health.
Maybe some of that is societal stigma.
Maybe some of that is stubbornness.
But maybe it’s also because stereotypical therapy has a bad rap. And for good reason.
Frankly, most therapy sucks.
About Me
Here are a few notable things about me…
↳ I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. My parents owned a deli and busted their balls for my younger sister and me.
↳ My mom and dad have both been married three times. For a lot of life, I didn’t think I would get married.
↳ I was a strange combination of jock asshole and loner musician freak in high school. I had really unhealthy relationships with women for all of my young life.
↳I studied English Literature in college and really had no plan for after school, so I went and taught in Spain for a year.
↳ For the first decade out of school, I tried to force myself into a typical 9-5, climb the ladder career. I had a mental breakdown/spiritual awakening in 2017 and went back to grad school to become a therapist.
↳ My wife and I went to middle, high school, and college together, but we didn’t officially “meet” until we were living in Austin in 2015 when I was 23 and she was 22. I told her I loved her five days in. I moved in three weeks latter. We got married in her parents’ backyard at the height of COVID in 2020.
Other Interests
Things that fascinate me, but that I typically don’t write about include…
I grew up in a praise band/rock Jesus church and that didn’t do it for me, so I explored most of the world’s traditions (and psychedelics). But nothing has been as life-giving and compelling as the Jesus stories.
The reintroduction that Rob Bell, Richard Rohr, and Arthur Brooks gave me changed my life.
I am a converted Catholic
I am a crazy Tottenham Hotspur, Texas Longhorns, and Baltimore sports fan.
The (rare) highs are high and the (every other weekend) lows are low.
It’s completely irrational, but it’s also love.
I am a sports fanatic
I started playing piano at 5 and got my first guitar at 12.
My all-time faves:
The Beatles (duh)
Grateful Dead
Father John Misty
Lyle Lovett
pre-2012 Kanye West
I am a music nerd
I love nature
Alyssa and I love to take our dog (Tennesse Jed) camping and hiking.
Our favorite national parks:
Sequoia (California)
Glacier (Montana)
Big Bend (Texas)
Shenandoah (Virginia)
Olympic (Washington)