Michael Schaal

Sooner or later differences emerge in any intimate long term relationship. When they are recognized the choice becomes change or acceptance, the exploration can lead to a deepening of a relationship or a split. Commitment is the ability and willingness to take up anything and everything between two people, in a couple, who meet each other half way most of the time (if someone is ill or going through difficulty which prevents that for awhile the other person can provide space to recover).

Michael places great value on facilitating processes that allow clients to meet their goals. Sometimes people change because they have an ongoing commitment to their own personal growth and the quest to evolve. Often people change when the pain of not changing becomes greater than the pain of changing. Michael can be both a fair witness and an active facilitator for the client in the change process. As with all of the psychotherapy that he provides, Michael strives to provide a container that offers an environment that is safe enough for the person to challenge themselves but not one in which they become complacent. He knows what it is like to keep on going in the process of change.

Michael’s sex therapy clients are individuals or couples who are married, in civil unions, or in committed relationships. Michael has had experience in assisting people who are in long term relationships who have difficulty in establishing and/or maintaining satisfying and fulfilling sexual relationships over a period of time. Michael has participated in numerous conferences, workshops and a supervision group to study sex therapy over the years. Over the years Michael has heard many stories about what turns people on. As long as no person is harmed or abused, Michael makes space for the vast varieties of sexual expression. He is not the moral police. He supports people who love in their own way and have fun.