THERAPIST
DR MICHAEL PETERSON
"I see men assassinated around me every day. I walk through rooms of the dead, streets of the dead, cities of the dead; men without eyes, men without voices; men with manufactured feelings and standard reactions; men with newspaper brains, television souls and high school ideas." ~Charles Bukowski
Being a Man is Weird Shit
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DR MICHAEL PETERSON
Working for men in the Columbia River Gorge (Hood River, White Salmon, The Dalles)
Our Dilemma
Many men experience persistent meaninglessness, depression, challenging relationships, soullessness, and sadness. The complexity, depth, and breadth of our suffering is unique to the men of the 21st century.
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I work on the premise that men want to be their own healers. The quest is to gather the resources needed for psychological well-being, developing the skill and power to rise to meaningful levels of maturity, control, and fulfillment.
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You will increase awareness of your personal psychology. You will uncover the unconscious stories you live by and the powers that control your thoughts, emotions, perceptions, and behavior (and rewrite the stories when necessary).
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As an ecological psychologist, I will help you resign yourself to the earth’s influences. You will increase your understanding of the earth's complex systems and how they affect us. You will find a connection to these systems and experience the symbiotic relationship to your psyche.
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For 13 years I have lived in wild places, observing the seasons and rhythms of the earth. Over a period of four years I hiked over 7000 miles, which included the Pacific Crest Trail, looking for an answer to a fundamental question: What is possible between the earth and me? I discovered that through time and proximity to the earth, through careful observation and reflection, we can unravel the complexities of love, relationships, aloneness, sickness, death, depression, madness, and loss, ultimately experiencing a vast, rich soulfulness.
About Me
I am well muddied and bloodied by life. Transformed by the remnants of successful and failed aspirations, businesses, and relationships, I am equipped to accompany men through the many phases of life. I am convinced that the possibilities for a meaningful, fulfilling life have never been better.
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I have traveled to 20 countries and lived and worked in South Korea, Nepal, Italy, and Sierra Leone for non-government, non-profit, and for-profit organizations, and as a volunteer in the US Peace Corps. I am broadly read in the humanities, literature, psychology, and philosophy, and I have earned degrees in theology (B.A.), Rhetoric (M.A.), Social Science (M.A.), and Ecopsychology and Environmental Humanities (D.A.).
Choosing a Therapist
When you enter into a relationship with a therapist, you step onto a therapist's island of thought, experience, education, vision, and skill as a student of human nature. Will that island be right for you?
Contact Me
Discover if my island is right for you. Write to me. Tell me what you're working on and what you would like to accomplish. As the conversation unfolds, together we'll know if the Earth Moments approach is right for you.​
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Dr Michael Peterson
