Michael Aprile MFT, CSAC is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor with 11 years of experience in the mental health field. Michael has experience providing services in a variety of settings, including substance treatment facilities, prisons, in-home, schools, and community-based programs.

In the past, Michael has provided case management to adults with severe mental illness, as well as family therapy services to men, women, and their families who are involved with the criminal justice system. He also has experience providing services to special needs children and their families.

As an Existential-Humanistic Therapist, Michael applies elements of a number of modalities in his clinical approach. Narrative, CBT, Experiential and Solution-Focused approaches are combined to assist individuals and couples in processing their concerns in the context of the universal challenges we all face as we experience the human condition.

In doing so, our immediate concerns may become, if not less significant, perhaps more manageable when viewed from a global perspective. Michael focuses on developing expressive communication skills to improve relationships and has a keen interest in working with families with special needs children who may experience “Chronic Sorrow” in their lives.