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Mike Verano LPC, LMFT

About

Mike Verano, LPC, LMFT, CEAP, CCISM, BC-TMH, CCTP, CFRC, is a licensed therapist, certified employee assistance professional, certified approved instructor of critical incident stress management, board-certified tele-mental health professional, certified clinical trauma professional, and certified first responder counselor with over 30 years of experience in the mental health field. He has had articles published in national and international magazines on a wide range of mental health topics and is a nationally recognized public speaker. He is the author of several books on stress and mindfulness and cancer survivorship, and has regularly contributed to CURE magazine’s blog.

Books by Mike Verano LPC, LMFT
Recent Posts
The Tao of Weakness
The balancing act between strength and weakness is never more on display than during times of personal and communal tragedies. These two forces are complementary not conflictual.
Work Satisfaction Guaranteed?
Whether or not workers are happier at work remains hard to measure. It's time to move away from satisfaction surveys and engagement measures and focus on what makes us happy.
Hurry Up and Wait
Personal Perspective: Many people lose patience with the healing process. Turning waiting into a recovery technique opens new avenues of self-discovery.
The Art of Inner Tension

When we find the artist within, we are able to mold the shape, structure, and quality of our suffering.

When we find the artist within, we are able to mold the shape, structure, and quality of our suffering.

Downward Facing Old Dog

Personal Perspective: Growing older, when done wisely, offers similar benefits to the practice of yoga, minus having to contort one's aging body into unnatural shapes.

Personal Perspective: Growing older, when done wisely, offers similar benefits to the practice of yoga, minus having to contort one's aging body into unnatural shapes.

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Adding fun to the psychotherapy process has benefits for both clients and practitioners.

Adding fun to the psychotherapy process has benefits for both clients and practitioners.

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Solving Workplace Conflicts

The pervasive nature of conflicts at work suggest that we need a new perspective that does not blame the individuals but takes a systems approach to managing issues.

The pervasive nature of conflicts at work suggest that we need a new perspective that does not blame the individuals but takes a systems approach to managing issues.

The Grief of Grieving

Grief is a natural part of life that can become an overwhelming experience. Successfully passing through the process is aided by looking at loss in a new way.

Grief is a natural part of life that can become an overwhelming experience. Successfully passing through the process is aided by looking at loss in a new way.