Michel Horvat, MA, LMFT

I started seeing Michel about a year and a half ago — I can say my life is pretty different than when I started. I was depressed and very pessimistic about my life in general. My life changed not so much because of the circumstances but because of how I handle them. I’ve been working on a bunch of family baggage, some of it pretty intense. But my relationship with my parents and my girlfriend has gotten so much better sense I starting facing it. I don’t repeat behavior blindly anymore. I feel like I am awake for the first time in my life. Michel has an amazing, creative way to connect the dots in our sessions to help me with that. We processed a lot of my past and what I was doing to repeat it. The world doesn’t seem so scary any more.
I have to admit, when I came to see Michel I had a pretty cynical view of therapists — you know, some Freudian wannabe that says «I see» a lot — well, my view has completely changed. I know that therapy isn’t for everybody, but it sure has saved my ass more than once. Maybe because it was the right therapy.
Best thing I can say is that this guy gets it, knows what he is doing and gives a crap. If you need to change stuff in your life he’s the guy to help.

I started going to see Michel for therapy in 2012. It has honestly been a life changing experience for me and I’m so thankful that I was referred to him. He’s an extremely intelligent, compassionate and insightful person. I’ve made major breakthroughs during my sessions with Michel and have broken down walls that I either never thought would come down or didn’t know were there to begin with. He has very patiently sorted through many, many hours of history that I needed to discuss and he’s asked extremely important, thought-​provoking questions that have led to the opening of some locked doors and windows that needed to be opened in my life. My work with him has improved the quality of my life immensely. I’ve learned to live in the moment. I have much more work I’d like to do with Michel and look forward to the journey ahead.