Michael Anthony-Nalepa is a licensed marriage & family therapist, as well as a graduate of the Antioch MAP program. Outside of teaching, he also serves as executive director of both Therapy UnScripted (a private practice with 4 locations across California) and the non-profit therapy collective Affordable Los Angeles Therapy. His work is rooted in the neuroscience of story-telling, as well as queer-affirmative and kink-expansive psychology. When not participating in clinical work, he enjoys his playing around in the fields of visual art, interior design, and animal rescue work.