Michael Dayan
PhD RCC CCC
About Me
I have acquired over 20,000 client-hours of direct clinical experience. I have run depression-treatment psycho-education groups in Outpatient Psychiatry at Vancouver General Hospital. I was a university instructor for a decade, teaching thousands of graduate and undergraduate students in four different universities and academic departments of Communication Studies and Counselling Psychology. I have acted as a mentor for practicum and internship students beginning their careers as well as a teacher for professionals engaged in career development. I have been a consultant on Intergenerational and Intercultural communications. I have spoken at corporate events on the subjects of burnout, corporate divorce, family succession, major life transitions, high-stakes decision-making, and existential crises.
Coaching with me
Results & Goals
Areas of clinical focus:
- navigating major life transitions
- pursuit of meaning & purpose
- burnout prevention & recovery
How I like to coach
Active, honest, & direct
Offerings
Coaching
I am an experienced teacher and practitioner of the following modalities, theories, & techniques: Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Existential Psychotherapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Narrative Psychology, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Bowenian Family Systems Theory, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness-Based Therapies.
PhD, McGill University (Montreal); MA, Columbia University (New York); MA, City University; BA, University of Toronto. I have completed a number of additional training and diploma programs.
Experience, Certifications & Training
Certifications and Degrees
- PhD - McGill Univeristy
- MA - Columbia University
- MA - City University
- BA - University of Toronto
Training and development
- Family Therapy - University of Pennsylvania
- Pain Management - University of Minnesotta
- Mindful Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy - University of California, San Diego
Professional and life experience
- 20,000 client hours
- Thousands of univeristy students taught