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  • I'm Michaela, impresario of life

    sex therapist, float plane/multi-engine tailwheel air race winning aviator, best selling author & top iTunes podcast host

    ARE YOU READY TO SOAR?

    As Carl Jung said, "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who we truly are."

     

    ME: I'm critical thinking, independently minded, ever-learner who grew up in the rural Sierra Nevadas without running water or electricity. I believe the key to living a happy life is learning how to speak your truth with grace and live a courageous life of authenticity. This requires checking in with yourself often, exploring old patterns that aren’t serving you, tapping into grit and resiliency, and having a growth-oriented mindset.

     

    I'm an avid adventurer, having traveled to 20+ countries, and an endless horizon lover. I'm a licensed tailwheel (multiengine and seaplane) pilot who loves radial engines and vintage aircraft and flies a 1947 Piper SuperCruiser aptly named Poptart, you can find her on social media. It was a challenging feat to enter, compete and WIN First Place in the 2023 Palms to Pines Air Race with the slowest airplane (old school stick & rudder style). I've also officially made it through my first real-life in flight emergency. Flying is my happy place, it's exhilarating, terrifying, and exciting all at once, but I feel incredibly empowered to experience a different perspective on life. I have recently launched a new aviation company you can learn more about here. 

     

    In my spare time (haha), you’ll find me hiking, gardening, spinning on my pottery wheel, or reading (at least a book a week). I live with my family (a house full of boys) and practice sustaining with a homestead full of furred and feathered creatures in Northern California.

     

    YOU: Are you tired of living a lukewarm life? Are you wanting to be seen, heard and validated? Do you want to improve communication and boundaries in your relationships? As a psychotherapist and life coach, my approach is collaborative, together we'll help you gain the internal clarity you need to live your best life. I believe a story heard is the path to healing.

     

    If you're ready for counseling or coaching, you can learn more about my offerings below and use the booking page to schedule a free consult.

     

    SOARING SESSIONS™

    Flying is incredibly synonymous with life, and in these sessions we use the experience of flight to help you take "pie in the sky" concepts and put them into action. This exciting new expertiential program focuses on concepts like improving communication, facing fear, growth mindset and identifying primal wounds/attachment. The sessions are conducted out of my hangar in Auburn Calif and include a session in the cockpit to experientially work through what we identify.

     

    COUPLES INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA

    It's a fun and interesting role as a sex therapist to work with the unique personalities and things that come up in the couple's dynamic. 55% of all communication is nonverbal, often when couples come to me they are stuck in patterns of playing the guessing game with what their partner is thinking. I teach you how to express your needs in a way that you can be seen, heard and validated, while being able to see, hear and validate your partner.

     

    I enjoy helping my couples begin to see the passion and intimacy come back into their relationship and using newly learned tools for communication, trust & vulnerability. I have specific training in sex therapy (Modern Sex Therapy Institutes), as well as toxic relationships and narcissistic personality disorder. As an on-staff therapist at the Couples Institute (Bay Area), I specialize in helping couples using the proven Developmental Method (emotionally focused & attachment based) for counseling.

     

    INSURANCE CLIENTS (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)

    I believe we bring things from our childhood and teen years in terms of pain body wounds and having insight to them can create healthier adult relationships. I offer telehealth and in-person sessions. If you would like to use insurance, please book with me here.

     

    Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Communications, Master of Arts in Psychology. PhD , Clinical Sexology, in progress (under supervision). California State Licensed Psychotherapist, inquire for licensing info.

    Not ready for counseling/coaching? Here's some other ways to grow...

    • Read one of my books which aim to inspire positive growth and change
    • Shop Happy tools to get you started on your way to happiness
    • Listen to one of my guided meditations on InsightTimer, or check out the BE YOU FIND HAPPY top iTunes podcast
  • Articles & Interviews with Michaela

    PRESS KIT

    Television

    FOX 40 PALMS TO PINES AIR RACE

    FOX 19 News

    WSAZ Studio 3 NBC

    Good Day Sacramento 13/31

    KTLA LIVE Morning News, Los Angeles

    KFMB CBS 8 Morning News Extra, San Diego

    9 & 10 News

    Morning Beats

    Speaker Series - Secret to Happiness

    Sassy Townhouse Living

    The Friendzy, Find You Be Happy

    Dr Taz MD Superwoman Wellness

    Article Interviews with Michaela

    Gold Country Media PALMS TO PINES AIR RACE

    Authority Magazine

    The Mindful Word

    Women of Inspiration

    Women in Business Georgetown Gazette

    English Breakfast - Living courageously

    Great Leadership - How to Journal

    MEDIUM - Harnessing Resiliency

    THRIVE Global -Boosting Personal Growth

    STYLE Magazine

    Let's Write - Multi Genre Author

    Motherhood Moment - on courage

    Book Goodies

    Review for Teetering on Disaster

    How to Harness Resilience

    What U Talkin Bout Willis

    SHELF Media Awards

    Houston STYLE Magazine

    Georgetown Gazette Editor Announcement

    Style Magazine Flight

    Podcast Interviews

    Stop Apologizing for Being You (iHeart radio)

    Naturally Savvy Journal your way to Empowerment

    Trina Talk how to speak your truth with grace

    Self Care & Empowerment with Law of Positivism

    Breakthru Success podcast

    Empower Humans

    Thriveology Podcast with Lee Baucom, PhD

    Millenial Money Podcast (with episode transcript)

    Living Above the Drama National Institute of Whole Health (iHeartRadio)

    Just One More Chapter

    Gr8ness Everyday

    Ultimate Sports Parents

    Radio Programs

    Voices of Courage Radio

    WMCK iHeart Radio with Bill Alexander

    The Tom Sumner Program

    Write On Radio - KFAI LIVE

    The Natasha Hall Show CJAD 800 Canada

    Rich Natole Show (Comic)

    Choo Radio

    Michaela as a Guest Contributor

    6 Strategies for sleep (LiveHappy.com)

    Why you need friends (ElephantJournal.com)

  • Michaela's Speaker Reel

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