Dr. Michael Lew is a bilingual therapist educated in the US with the highest degree of Ph.D. in psychology. Dr. Lew has over 20 years of experience working with a broad spectrum of clients and mental health needs. Demographically he has worked with children, adolescents and adults from diverse cultural and linguistic groups–as he is proficient in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He has worked effectively with children of learning difficulties and developmental issues, adolescents with oppositional defiant tendencies and identity confusion, and adults facing social-emotional quandaries and life change challenges.
In working with ethnically diverse clientele cultural relevance is key. While anchored in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), he tailors clinical solutions according to client requests and individual needs, as he often incorporates adjunct techniques such as play, exercise, humor, laughter, pet care, mindfulness, meditation, desensitization and primal scream. He is an advocate and practitioner of positive psychology.