Michael Y. Simon, MFT (MFC 38305), is the founder of Practical Help for Parents. His understanding and deep appreciation of adolescents is fueled by his work as Director of Counseling & Student Support for Bentley School, an innovative, independent college preparatory school in Lafayette, California. Michael holds a B.S. in Clinical Psychology, and Masters Degrees in both Clinical Psychology and Religious Studies (Concentration in Religion, Psychology and Philosophy). After teaching at the university level, he worked as the Executive Director or Program Director for several nonprofit organizations, including the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group, the Marina Counseling Center and the Harm Reduction Therapy Center.

In addition to a career in nonprofit management and consulting, he has worked as a Marriage, Family and Child psychotherapist for the past decade and continues to design and teach many workshops and groups on parenting, often providing training to Bay area agencies on working with children, youth and families. Michael was most recently the Coordinator of Parent Education for Parents Place in Marin where he designed and implemented a full-service family resource program for youth and families.

Michael also provides psychotherapy in private practice.

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