Michael MacLafferty

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I work with people of all genders and orientations, and love questioning cultural assumptions.

Personal sensitivity deserves care and is a quality I value.

I would be honored to join you on your path of self-discovery and growth.

I provide a calm, nonjudgmental space where every part of you is allowed. Clients often appreciate being able to share thoughts and feelings with me that they haven’t been able to anywhere else. This in itself can be a relief, and helps loosen the shame that grips all of us to one degree or another.

My identity as a disabled person has made a big impact on me politically. It has been my entry into understanding privilege of various kinds, the social model of disability, and radical intersectional feminism. It is through these lenses that I view and critique society. I have also been a student of astrology for many years, which adds a bit of order and wonder to my cosmology. On the other hand, as nice as it would be to believe “everything happens for a reason,” I don't think people manifest or deserve everything that happens to them, and sometimes life is harshly difficult.

Main office:

1904 Franklin St Ste 201, Oakland, CA 94612

Disability access? Yes. Wheelchair accessible Elevator to office ADA restroom on same floor

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Gender:

• Male

Clinical Specializations:

• ACA / Codependence
• Anxiety Disorders
• Artists / Creativity
• Depression
• Grief / Loss / Dying
• Disability / Chronic Illness
• Self Esteem
• Stress / Burnout
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Discrimination / Stigmatization