A clinical social worker specializing in the assessment and treatment of sex and pornography addiction, and currently works with clients in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area. In addition to his clinical work, Michael is a doctoral student and adjunct faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) with a research focus on the prevention and treatment of behavioral addictions (e.g., sex, gambling, internet use, video gaming). Previously, he earned a Master of Social Work degree from UNC with a Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies and a Bachelor of Science degree in Substance Abuse Counseling from the University of Cincinnati.
Michael is licensed in North Carolina as a Clinical Social Work Associate and a Clinical Addiction Specialist Associate and is credentialed as a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) having worked with Dr. Patrick Carnes. He is a member of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP), the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH), the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).