Dr. Michael Leidecker - Clearwater Associates, llc

For over 20 years, I have been working therapeutically with a wide range of people presenting with a broad array of issues. I came to this profession after careers in international education and students affairs, with AFS as the Director of Field Operations and Reed College as the Associate Dean of Students. I strive to understand my clients’ concerns and worldviews within the context of societal, cultural, and contextual factors. Having lived abroad for many years, I have always admired how people can leave their supportive families, communities and cultures – not only surviving, but thriving. I gravitated to this profession with a greater understanding of the resilience in all of us. I am from the San Juan Islands and gain perspective from our powerful blue Pacific.