Michael Ryan Haines is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Divorce, Dual Diagnosis, Family Conflict, Life Transitions, Peer Relationships, School Issues, and Stress. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Being a LMFT means to me that the focus of treatment is to improve relationships. I believe the most important relationship in a persons life is the relationship they have with themselves. In my experience people often treat others much better than they treat themselves. I enjoy going on a therapeutic journey with people to help find themselves, to find that compassion that they give to others and to learn that they too deserve that same love and compassion. I like to use art as a way of expression (when needed) with my clients because I believe that art can communicate what words sometimes cannot. I have a BA in Biological sciences(UConn) and a MS in MFT(CCSU). This combination of art and science has allowed me to help people using two different lenses. I saw families in outpatient clinics which served a very diverse population. As part of the Ana Grace Project I was embedded in the 3 schools and a behavioral school to see clients from grades K-12. I believe that everyone is unique and I also believe that no one is perfect. Societies pressure to be perfect is often the heavy burden people bare and thus I like to help people find what is right with them. Creating that solid foundation allows the therapeutic journey to flourish.