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Michael Dressman, CSWA

Michael Dressman, CSWA

Clinical Social Worker Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here

Does this sound familiar?

  • Do you feel stuck or overwhelmed due to current/past stress or trauma?
  • Are you struggling with transition or change, including questions or inner conflict about your identity or role in life?
  • Do you have a vision for how you want your life to be, but keep coming across barriers you can’t seem to cross?

I Can Help.

  • Most importantly, I strive to make a space where you feel supported in what you want to work on, even if that is figuring out where to start. No one is a better expert about your life than you.
  • From experience with individual and relationship counseling to big-picture systems and culture, I work to understand the whole picture of you. All parts of us have wisdom.
  • In sessions, I tend to combine listening and empathy with a level of structure, information, and practice at a pace that works for you. Our nervous systems often already know what they need to heal.

    What can you expect?

  • A nonjudgmental space that helps you feel seen and heard, empowering you towards the directions you want to move.
  • An increased ability to cope with stress or discomfort via greater self-compassion with the ways your body works to keep you safe.
  • More feelings of hope and possibility about the values you want to embody, the relationships you want to have, and the life you want to live.
I work with a wide range of clients in individual and relationship counseling, especially those dealing with aspects of change or transition in their life including (but not limited to) identity, faith or spirituality, sexuality, gender identity, career or education, and relationships. As a queer person raised in Utah, I have personal and professional experience in these topics. I hold a Master of Social Work from Portland State University, and my theoretical approaches include Internal Family SystemsTherapy (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Interpersonal Neurobiology, Narrative Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).