Mr. Michael Rosewood

LMSW-C

Trigger Warning / Content Warning: Suicidal Ideations, Suicide Attempts, Inpatient Hospitalizations, Medical Gaslighting, Medical Trauma It may (or may not) surprise folks that my journey into psychotherapy actually started in a nursing program in a tiny, rural farming town, with a population of under 2,000 people. I've always been drawn to the healing professions, and nursing seemed like the most natural path in a small town. However, my personal experiences as a client in psychotherapy sessions opened my eyes to the world of psychology and social work. I encountered an array of therapists—one that was incredibly supportive, and the rest of which fell extremely short, pushing me further into the abyss of psychological despair. Anyone who has danced the "finding a new therapist" tango will tell you that there are therapists out there who are phenomenal, competent and compassionate clinicians, but there are also therapists out there who are in the profession for the wrong reasons, their gross negligence and ignorance harming the clients they're meant to serve. I knew what it was like to desperately want to connect with someone, to be seen and heard, and to have space held to process traumatic experiences. However, after all of the medical gaslighting, dehumanization, victim blaming, and overwhelming lack of empathy from professionals in my care team, I had found my resolution. After I recovered from my seventh failed suicide attempt, I quit my nursing program and transferred to social work. I didn't feel like the expectations and standards that I had for psychotherapists were exceptionally high, and if I couldn't find a therapist who could meet those expectations, then I was going to define those expectations myself. The mental health field had failed me a thousand times over, but it didn't have to fail anyone else who came to me looking for a path to wellness.

Trigger Warning / Content Warning: Suicidal Ideations, Suicide Attempts, Inpatient Hospitalizations, Medical Gaslighting, Medical Trauma My personal experiences are the fuel that drives my passion, mission and value system as a psychotherapist. I have been a client on the opposite side of the desk a thousand times over, and with only a handful of those being neutral or somewhat positive experiences, I felt the call to redefine what being a psychotherapist meant. I trust in the transformative power of genuine connections and believe that at the core of the human experience we are all desperately craving a sense of belonging in a community that we feel attuned to. As a result, I approach psychotherapy with a strengths-based, person-centered, holistic, and trauma-informed perspective. This approach involves providing consistent support, guidance, and reassurance, fostering a collaborative dynamic that empowers you on your unique journey toward healing and self-discovery. I'm dedicated to creating a space that actively embraces your needs, concerns, and aspirations, while fostering strong therapeutic rapport and promoting resiliency.

I'm a neurodivergent therapist, and in my opinion my ADHD is my superpower. Throughout the course of talk psychotherapy sessions, it may feel as though the sessions are directionless, unstructured, or random, as though there's no "point" or "purpose" to the dialogue. Rest assured, that while my ADHD may bounce the conversation around from talking point to talking point, the discussion is actively being synthesized, and we are actively mapping the internal constellations of your psyche. My ADHD allows me to keep track of several different socioemotional and psychological concepts at once, actively hold them in a cognitive queue, before I relay all of these interconnected concepts back to you. My role as your psychotherapist is to support you in connecting the dots between concepts that may feel entirely separate and unrelated; however, when we zoom out and reflect, we can identify that they are intricately interwoven and typically connect to intrinsic core, primordial wounds. Once we've established the connections, and reflected on the mapping of your inner experience, that's when the collaborative transformational experience begins as you move forward on your path to wellness.