Michael Maguire, Psy.D.
Interim Director & Licensed Psychologist
Email: maguirmi@seattleu.edu
Michael Maguire, PsyD completed his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in 2008 from The Wright Institute. He completed practical training in a variety of areas, including a psychiatric hospital, a residential substance abuse rehabilitation center, a community center serving high school students, and a college counseling center. In addition, he completed a pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at a large university counseling center. Michael is a generalist, which means that he is prepared to work with a variety of presenting concerns. He uses an Interpersonal/Relational approach to therapy. This approach focuses on interpersonal concerns that create problems both relationally and emotionally. It is an empirically supported treatment that employs the use of the relationship formed between a client and therapist to work through unwanted patterns of relating, and also focuses on symptom management, acceptance, and self-compassion.