Michael Nelson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Grantville, San Diego, practicing through LifeStance Health at 6386 Alvarado Court, Suite 210, in the 92120 ZIP. He earned his master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from San Diego State University's multicultural counseling program in 2013, and his clinical training spans school-based counseling at Hoover High School, grief work with Hospice, private practice, and direct therapy with youth in the foster care system. Nelson's therapeutic framework draws on Family Systems theory, examining how relational patterns and individual experiences shape present-day functioning. Patients integrating chiropractic pain management alongside therapy coordinate with DC Doctors Chiropractic Wellness Center in Grantville. A San Diego native who transitioned to psychotherapy after years in the restaurant industry, Nelson also performs locally as a musician and teaches guitar at the Academy of Music in Chula Vista. His clinical caseload covers ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, and couples and family conflict for patients from age eight through seniors. He provides both in-person sessions at the Alvarado Court office and telehealth appointments across California. Clients whose treatment plans incorporate structured exercise as an adjunct to therapy access strength and conditioning programs at Xplicit Fitness in Grantville. The LifeStance office is accessible from the I-8 near Alvarado Canyon Road, within the Grantville healthcare corridor that runs south from SDSU toward the Alvarado Medical Center complex.