Dr. Michael Sytsma
Passionate Intimacy Marriage Enrichment
Workshop Speaker

Michael is a pastor at heart with a clear gift in teaching. He is passionate about marriage and equipping couples grow in confidence and hope for their marriage. His giftedness in teaching helps couples to learn important truths about marriage in a fun and interesting way.

As a therapist, Michael is a compassionate pastor who is not afraid to encourage couples to grow. He believes God gives each of us the strength we need to become all that He desires us to become and to grow our marriage into the intimate union God designed. He is a regular presenter at national AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors) and CAPS (Christian Association for Psychological Studies) conferences. He speaks to other pastors, counselors and therapists and to the Christian community.

Michael is the founder and director for Building Intimate Marriages, Inc. He has been working with couples in a variety of capacities since 1987. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia, a Nationally Certified Counselor, and a Certified Sex Therapist. He is also an ordained minister with The Wesleyan Church and has served as a staff pastor for churches with attendance from 30 to over 1000. Michael received his BS in Christian Ministry from Indiana Wesleyan University, an MS in Community Counseling from Georgia State University and a diploma in Christian counseling from Psychological Studies Institute. Michael also has a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in Child and Family Development / Marriage and Family Therapy where he specialized in marital sexual therapy. His dissertation was on "Sexual Desire Discrepancy in Married Couples". Michael has recently joined with 3 Christian sex therapists in founding Sexual Wholeness, Inc.

Michael and Karen have been married since 1985 and have two sons, Josiah and Caleb. They live near beautiful Atlanta, Georgia.

http://www.intimatemarriage.org

Passionate Intimacy
Marriage Enrichment Workshop
April 30 - May 1, 2010
Ludlow, VT

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