A Greeting from Michael (he/him)
Registered Psychologist. Owner/Director. Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School Faculty.
Hello, I am Michael!
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I am a registered psychologist and an independent filmmaker who is passionate about helping you be the hero in your story.
My Mission: To love, learn, create and inspire, everyday. I have earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Calgary and Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology from Pacific University. I have worked as a Pre-Doctoral Intern at the University of Calgary, Counsellor/Instructor at Oregon Health & Science University, Doctoral Practicum Student at the Salvation Army Children’s Village, Adjunct Instructor at City University of Seattle, and Family Counsellor with Alberta Health Services. I have years of supervision, training and experience providing individual, family, and group solution-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy to children, adolescents, and adults for mental health and addiction concerns. I, currently, provide individual counselling for adults. I look forward to meeting you! Take good care, Michael |
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Hello I'm Michael,
I am a registered psychologist and an independent filmmaker who is passionate about helping you be the hero in your story.
My Mission: To love, learn, create and inspire, everyday.
I am a freelance filmmaker with experience in writing, directing, editing, and producing films. I am also a registered psychologist. I have years of supervision, training and experience providing individual, family, and group solution-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy to children, adolescents, and adults for mental health and addiction concerns. I, currently, provide individual counselling for adults. I identify as a bi-racial (Black and White), cis-gender, heterosexual male of Polish-Jamaican ancestry, born in Calgary, Alberta.
As a recent graduate of UCLA’s Directing Certificate Program, I completed courses in editing, including editing documentary footage, and Vancouver Film School’s Writing for Film & Television Program. I have also written, directed, and edited short films.
I am passionate about the intersections between film and psychology. I believe in the power of film to raise awareness, deepen empathy, and inspire change. I want to make films that raise awareness about social issues, deepen empathy for equity deserving people, animals, as well as the environment, and inspire positive change.
I look forward to meeting you!
Take good care,
Michael
I am a registered psychologist and an independent filmmaker who is passionate about helping you be the hero in your story.
My Mission: To love, learn, create and inspire, everyday.
I am a freelance filmmaker with experience in writing, directing, editing, and producing films. I am also a registered psychologist. I have years of supervision, training and experience providing individual, family, and group solution-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy to children, adolescents, and adults for mental health and addiction concerns. I, currently, provide individual counselling for adults. I identify as a bi-racial (Black and White), cis-gender, heterosexual male of Polish-Jamaican ancestry, born in Calgary, Alberta.
As a recent graduate of UCLA’s Directing Certificate Program, I completed courses in editing, including editing documentary footage, and Vancouver Film School’s Writing for Film & Television Program. I have also written, directed, and edited short films.
I am passionate about the intersections between film and psychology. I believe in the power of film to raise awareness, deepen empathy, and inspire change. I want to make films that raise awareness about social issues, deepen empathy for equity deserving people, animals, as well as the environment, and inspire positive change.
I look forward to meeting you!
Take good care,
Michael
Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, Nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Canmore Counselling is located Châ Ûpchîchîyen Kudebi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. The physical location of Canmore Counselling & the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology is in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, which is considered Treaty 7 land and home of Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III, and the traditional territory of the Îyârhe Nakoda, including the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations. As an act of reconciliation and commitment to decolonization, we are committed to the TRC's Calls to Action.
At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities.
We believe wholeheartedly that community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism are inherent to trauma-informed care. Thank you for being here.
At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities.
We believe wholeheartedly that community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism are inherent to trauma-informed care. Thank you for being here.