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Michelle is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for Washington State and has for the last 10 years run Key Peninsula Counseling Center in Lakebay, just outside of Seattle. 

She received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay

Michelle graduated with a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy/Mental Health Counseling from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. 

She then worked with traumatized children in a school care facility in Massachusetts and became certified as a child mental health specialist. 

From Massachusetts she moved to Guntersville, Alabama and worked with elderly clients in a nursing home facility providing evidence based care to patients. 

In 2012 she moved to Washington state and became a leading female entrepreneur in the field of mental health in the region.

Chad is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy and Substance Use Dependency Counselor for Washington State and for the last 23 years has take Michelle all over the damn place. He just moved here from just outside of Seattle, too.

After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from the University of North Alabama, Chad earned a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Springfield College. (we met first day)

From There Chad went back to North Alabama, where he is from, and for the next 5 years was lead therapist for the Acute Community Treatment Program for Marshall and Jackson Counties. Here he worked with clients with severe mental health issues such as Schizophrenia, BiPolar Disorder, and Personality Disorders. He became licensed as a Family Therapist in 2008.

In 2012 he moved to Washington state and worked a dual career as a therapist for a large community care center as well as developed Key Peninsula Counseling

Since 2012 he has been a therapist with Michelle at Key Peninsula Counseling. He is a certified Clinical Supervisor and Geriatric mental health specialist. He has helped write and publish The Alzheimer's Prevention Diet and Cook Book.

He is a Rape Aggression Defense: Basic Personal Defense certified trainer, a member of the Washington Wrestling Coaches Association and member of Mensa International.