Staff

Michele Naphen, MSW, LCSW
Pscyhotherapist

Michele is a sixteen-year practitioner of meditation and mindfulness who integrates mindfulness teachings and practices in her work as a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist. Michele has completed the seven-day training for health care professionals taught by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., and Saki Santorelli, Ed.D., founder and director of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Amherst, MA.

Michele is also a senior student of John Welwood, Ph.D., a psychologist who writes and teaches about the healing power of being unconditionally and fully present, with ourselves and others. Michele’s interest is in helping people discover the art and joy of mindful living in creative ways that work for them, and in all aspects of their lives.