Michael Sullivan, MA LPC 

Mike (he/him) grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington and earned his B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Washington in 2004. Mike discovered outdoor behavioral healthcare and witnessed the powerful transformations that occur in a therapeutic environment, inspiring him to pursue a career in clinical mental health. Mike earned his Master’s in Psychology from Seattle University in 2009, and moved to the Big Island of Hawai’i, where he worked as a Therapist and Director of Family Services at a well-known residential therapy program.  Mike pursued trauma training from Bruce Perry in the NeuroSequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), attaining an individual certification and overseeing the Hawai’i program’s site certification.  Mike’s certification in NMT allowed him to study the nervous system’s response to trauma, and specific approaches to brain mapping and regulating techniques.   

  

With twenty years of experience in the mental health field, Mike is a compassionate and collaborative Clinical Director. Mike regularly presents at professional conferences and continues to stay relevant with evidence-based practices, including completing EMDR basic training in June 2024. Mike draws on a strength-based, person-centered approach, and enters every interaction with curiosity and openness.  With a keen focus on neurodivergence and ASD, Mike supports emerging adults with developing relationships, increasing personal insight and addressing challenges in an experiential context. Mike draws on narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, DBT, and CBT and enjoys teaching sensory, somatic, and neurobiological strategies for regulating the nervous system. He supports emerging adults with identity development, family systems work, healing trauma, developing executive functioning skills, and increasing social skills.  
 

Mike settled in Bend, Oregon in 2018. Mike and his family love to play outside, including weekend hikes to Smith Rock State Park with their labradoodle Mousse LeMutt. Mike loves to push his physical and mental edge with mountain biking, climbing, surfing, and trail running.