Michael (Mike) Gross

Looking for emotional and spiritual support for anxiety, trauma, depression, illness, identity, or grief? Therapist Michael Gross supports  teens, adults, and couples through these challenges and other life transitions. He brings warmth, compassion, and more than 25 years of experience as an ordained Christian minister and board-certified hospital chaplain to his work at Lifeologie Counseling Durham. Mike’s strengths-based and trauma-informed approach is rooted in social justice and multicultural principles, and he is uniquely skilled in treating burnout and moral injury, particularly for clients who work in healthcare.

Mike is a couples therapist who supports the LGBTQ+ community, and is an integrative professional who blends faith and therapeutic principles with an accepting and affirming stance towards sexual and gender diversity. He is skilled at creating a welcoming space where clients do not have to choose between their faith and their identity or relationship.

Michael believes everyone experiences seasons of celebration, challenge, and growth. He provides a safe, private space to share stories, recognize pain, identify goals, and build plans for change. His role is to meet each client where they are and support their wellness journey with empathy and kindness.

Michael earned his Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from North Carolina State University and his Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Gardner-Webb University. He is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate and a National Certified Counselor.

He integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Family Systems, and Narrative Therapy, along with tools that enhance communication, mindfulness, and resilience.

Michael grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with an older brother and parents who translated their chemistry careers into a love of baking that the family still shares. Outside of counseling, he enjoys time with his wife, adult twin daughters, and their rescued greyhound, Charlotte. He likes reading, music, guitar, and volunteering with Family Promise.

If you would like to be connected with Michael, please email raleigh@wefixbrains.com, call 919-900-7552, or click this link to request an appointment today! We would love to support you in reaching your counseling goals! Call or connect today!

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