“To heal the wound, you have to go into the dark night of the soul.”

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Michelle Roberts, PhD

State-Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator

Dr. Michelle Roberts is a psychotherapist and professor who helps women discover how past trauma influences their current relationships. She is also among the first licensed psilocybin facilitators in Oregon.

Michelle has studied relational trauma for the past 25 years, first as an award-winning journalist and now as one of the nation’s leading researchers and clinicians focused on the modern epidemic of narcissistic abuse. Her seminal research illustrates the stark correlation between romantic involvement with a dark personality and a woman’s early life experiences.

Michelle completed her doctorate in clinical mental health counseling at the University of Missouri in St. Louis, where she also teaches psychopathology and diagnosis as adjunct faculty. She holds master’s degrees in education from UMSL and journalism from Northwestern University.

In addition to her journalism career, Michelle served as the executive director of Bravely, a residential program for women with histories of trauma and addiction leaving the sex traffic. She was a founding director of one of the nation’s first non-profits dedicated to health literacy and the author of several books designed to help people manage their mental health for the Institute for Healthcare Advancement in Irvine, Calif. 

Michelle holds a license to practice psychotherapy in Missouri and Oregon. She contributes to the Oxygen Network’s Mastermind of Murder, providing insight into dark personalities. Her research on empathy has been presented multiple times at the American Psychological Association.

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