“Michael made things happen for me that I wouldn’t have dreamed possible before meeting and working with him. He was there for me at every step — at once therapist, collaborator, sounding board, and cheerleader par excellence. It isn’t just his passion and tenacity and reach that set him apart. It’s his erudition and his instincts and his profound thoughtfulness. He is the platinum standard. I just hope he’ll take me on as a client next time around!”

—Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies