Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Psychological Sciences
Michael received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Adelphi University and completed his internship and fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital. His research examines therapist technique and patient crying in therapy.
As a new faculty member at Augusta University, I taught the Therapeutic Interventions Part II course and practicum for MA Clinical/Counseling students in Fall 2025. This year, I will also be teaching the undergraduate course Psychological Adjustment and a new special topics course on grief. Previously, I have taught Clinical Interviewing, and I have experience supervising psychotherapy, primarily from a psychodynamic perspective.
I study psychotherapy process and outcome, focusing on therapeutic techniques, emotional expression, and patient experiences, grounded in psychodynamic-relational thought and attachment theory. My work to date has centered on two main areas: how psychotherapy techniques predict treatment process and outcome, and how crying experiences in therapy relate to treatment variables and patient attachment. Emerging projects include crying in relationships, grief in therapy, and psychotherapy preferences. Clinically, my interests include psychodynamic and relational approaches, affective experience in therapy, and issues related to grief and attachment. My research draws on survey methods, analyses of expert therapist video databases, and mixed-method studies of psychotherapy sessions, and I enjoy collaborating with students on projects that integrate their interests with my ongoing research.
