Michaela

Michaela views therapy as a collaborative space to better understand ourselves, navigate challenges, and make intentional choices that align with our values. She sees clients as the experts in their own lives and helps them explore their experiences with curiosity, honesty, and compassion while building practical skills for meaningful change.

With a background in sport and performance psychology, Michaela has a particular interest in working with athletes, high-achieving individuals, and those navigating performance pressure, anxiety, perfectionism, confidence, and the expectations they place on themselves. Her experience allows her to bring a unique perspective to helping clients strengthen resilience, manage pressure, and develop a healthier relationship with both achievement and self-worth.

Michaela is a second-year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at William James College. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Simmons University and her Master of Arts in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver.

Her clinical approach integrates client-centered and trauma-informed care with evidence-based approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She tailors her approach to each client’s individual needs, strengths, and goals.

Michaela’s experience also includes supporting neurodivergent adults and college students and working with middle and high school students navigating executive functioning challenges, social anxiety, cyberbullying, racial discrimination, grief, and other life stressors.