Dr. Michahelles began his teaching career in 1976 as an assistant professor in law at the University of Augsburg, Germany while completing his Ph.D. in Law at the University of Munich. He then moved to California and studied Clinical Psychology from 1982 to 1985. After completing his M.A. at John F. Kennedy University, he started teaching at his new alma mater in 1986, advancing to full professorship in 1996.
Dr. Michahelles teaches Ethics and the Law, Psychopathology A and B, Specific Theories of Change: The Masterson Approach, Cross-Cultural Counseling, and Family and Systems. Dr. Michahelles also provides clinical supervision for trainees at the University community counseling center in Pleasant Hill. In addition, he maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Berkeley where he works with clients and supervises post-master's interns. Dr. Michahelles serves as a core faculty member in the Berkeley Cohort as well as in Pleasant Hill.
Law degrees in Bavaria, 1972 and 1975
Ph.D. in Law, University of Munich, Germany, 1982
M.A., Clinical Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, 1985
MFT licensed, 1987