Bio: Michael Forrest, Ph.D.

As photographer, educator, and mental health professional, Michael Forrest inte-grates various domains of interest and expertise to promote holistic, humanistic, and harmonious intra-personal and inter-personal functioning.

With a B.S. in Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology, Dr. Forrest has been an award-winning illustrative photographer, creating images for na-tional and international advertising and editorial clients. His current fine art work is sold in commercial galleries, is exhibited in juried events, and his documentary work is found in the Library of Congress. He has extensive experience teaching undergraduate and graduate photography students.

Since earning an M.A. in Counseling (Cornerstone University) and a Ph.D. (Trin-ity Theological Seminary), Michael practices counseling and psychotherapy, fa-cilitating people’s effective, authentic, and enthusiastic interaction with others and the world they share. Additionally, he teaches behavioral science courses to un-dergraduate and graduate students. His research interests include counseling philosophy, human creativity, and art therapy.