Based in Dublin Ireland, Michael is a practising, fully accredited Integrative Psychotherapist (IACP, IAHIP, ICP Accredited, Msc. in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy). Michael has a background in working in homeless services with clients in addiction and also worked as an advocate working with refugees. For the last number of years Michael has run his own psychotherapy service Anxiety Ireland, is a manager in a company that provides Employee Assistance Programs within large organisations and works as a facilitator and psychotherapist with Inward Bound Psilocybin retreats in the Netherlands. In 2021 Michael started to volunteer with PsyCare UK and brought the current team together to form the founding board of PsyCare Ireland. Michael maintains a private practice as a psychotherapist with short and long term clients.

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“I’ve always had a fascination with personal growth and Psychedelics and first came across the realm of transpersonal psychology while studying for a BA in Religions and Theology: The first seed was planted through exposure to shamanic drumming. My interest in the transpersonal paradigm simmered away while I trained as a psychotherapist learning about various styles and disciplines and developed further when I travelled to Latin America in 2017 for six months. However, my interest in Psychedelics stems from my personal explorations of various medicines which seriously began at the beginning of 2019. Despite years of group and individual therapy, the deepest and most impactful experiences of my life have come from working with psychedelics.  The inner changes these experiences actualised for me are a gift I feel compelled to assist others to find in their own way. I also know how difficult integrating psychedelics can be, from feeling alone, to feeling frustrated, to being lost and having to make changes that not everyone will understand. The great writers that have influenced me most to date have been Stan Groff, Carl Jung, Anthony DeMello,  Richard Roher and Etty Hillisum.”

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