Mick Silvers

Background

About Mick Silvers

My journey to becoming a therapist has been a path of natural unfolding, rather than a deliberate choice made on a specific day. I often refer to it as a "becoming." As the son of a pastor who grew up traveling the world, I was exposed to both the light and shadows of the human experience. Although I experienced deep wounds from the church, I was also able to discover great beauty and remarkable resilience in learning how to come alongside others. Through these experiences, I witnessed pure joy's brilliance and shame's overbearing weight. These moments taught me that our human journey is necessarily filled with ups and downs and that learning how to navigate the storms of our lives is crucial to experiencing wholeness and connection. It is from these experiences with others that I was ultimately drawn to becoming a therapist. I value community integration, diversity, and personal growth. I am privileged to continue my work alongside families experiencing homelessness in Compton. I remain humbled by the warm embrace and acceptance I have received from this remarkable community. Their resilience and strength have been the bedrock and inspiration for my journey as a therapist. Additionally, my personal experiences with anxiety and religious trauma enable me to relate deeply to my client's challenges. As a wounded healer, I consider therapy to be a space where two humans who bring different areas of expertise into the conversation work together on a level playing field for the client’s ultimate benefit. Together, we forge a tailored partnership.