About Cullen
“What’s your vision of a life well-lived? What would it feel like to start taking steps in that direction?”
Let Me Introduce Myself
Hey, I’m Cullen MacDonald, APC. I’m a therapist who works with adolescents and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, panic, ADHD, and concerns about relationships, life transitions, grief, and identity. I believe that each of us has unique gifts and a natural capacity for growth, and my job as your therapist is to help you make space for recognizing and using your gifts as you grow into a meaningful life. To do that, I use evidenced-based practices to teach you new skills and insights that will help you better understand yourself, try new behaviors, and take visible steps towards the life you have imagined.
“It’s time to clear the way for your gifts to unfold and grow.”
My Journey To Becoming A Therapist
I found my calling through a wealth of diverse experiences. I have worked in landscaping, spent a summer on a fruit farm in Northern California, unloaded food trucks for a restaurant at 4AM, milked cows, and earned a Master Barber license. Almost all of those experiences were devoted to finding my “calling,” but none of them were—at least not one of them alone was– the answer. Instead, I realized that whether I was landscaping, unloading a truck, picking fruit, or learning a new haircut, I was always giving my undivided attention and care to the feelings, stories, hopes, and deepest truths of the people around me. Now, as a therapist, that is the core of what I get to do!
“The life you’re imagining is not as far away as it seems.”
What You Can Expect
Because I know firsthand how vulnerable and difficult it can feel to seek therapy, I am committed to offering the utmost in care, warmth, and accountability. One of my first priorities as your therapist is to build a genuine relationship with you in which you feel welcomed, respected, and affirmed as the person you truly are. From there, we will work together to help you develop skills and insights that will lead to greater flexibility, creativity, confidence, self-mastery, and freedom. As a therapist and as a human, there is no greater satisfaction than seeing another person realize that they truly can chart their own course and live life with more connection, satisfaction, hope, and love. I am so excited for the chance to witness that in you!
Cullen is under the clinical supervision of David Markwell.
