PROVIDERS

Dr. Michael j. McDermott 

Dr. McDermott earned his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Maryland and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Mississippi. He completed his pre-doctoral residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center Consortium. Dr. McDermott is licensed to practice psychology in Tennessee and Louisiana. 
Dr. McDermott has over a decade of experience in the field of clinical psychology, specializing in the treatment and research of anxiety, trauma, and pain-related disorders, as well as connections between psychological well-being and physical health.
Prior to transitioning into a more clinically focused role, Dr. McDermott was an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Louisiana, where he conducted research on the roles of stress, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders on physical health. In this capacity, his research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed psychology and medical journals across the domains of behavioral medicine, emotion regulation,  substance abuse, and personality, and his publications have been cited over 1,400 times in subsequent peer-reviewed journal publications.

Dr. Patrick J. Michaels 

Dr. Michaels is a licensed clinical psychologist in Tennessee and has over 20-years of clinical training and experience in healthcare. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, his Doctorate in Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Michaels completed a pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where he also completed his post-doctoral clinical psychology interprofessional residency in Community Inclusion of the Severely Mental Ill.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Michaels has delivered recovery-oriented individual and/or group therapy across all levels of care: inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), outpatient, in-home care, and community-based care. In formally bestowed leadership roles, Dr. Michaels has been an operational leader and clinical director to 30+ staff member teams in PHP, IOP in-community, and in-home levels of care.  
Dr. Michaels uses cognitive-behavioral therapy and includes evidenced-based practices from acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and social skills training. At a human level, he values transparency, authenticity, compassion, and connection. 
Beyond his clinical specializations, Dr. Michaels’ research interests include mental illness stigma, psychiatric rehabilitation, and community inclusion. He has published two book chapters, five first author publications, and co-authored sixteen publications. He is a member of the American Psychological Association.

At Health and Wellness Psychology Group, our goal is symptom relief and the cultivation of resilience and lasting well-being. Through evidence-based assessments and treatments, we empower you to overcome challenges, build coping skills, and ultimately thrive on your path to mental and emotional health.