Michael has been working in the fields of addiction and health care for over twenty years. In addition to having provided direct services to clients suffering from substance dependence, he has worked in a variety of executive roles and trained hundreds in Motivational Interviewing skills. He believes strongly in the innate ability of people to find paths to change that are meaningful, lasting, and personal. When not working, he has been an avid runner, a practitioner of mindfulness, and was originally introduced to the field while practicing the Lakota Native American traditions.
