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A parents intuition tells them there is something terribly wrong in their daughter's life.  No matter what they do, they cannot discover what is wrong.  We tried psychologists, doctors, a police sponsored "scared straight program" - she resisted them all.  She was a runaway, who manipulated, lied, partied and was totally defiant and disrespectful.  We feared for her life as well as our own.

Two months after sending her to school in Montana, she asked us if she could see a specific therapist.  His name, Mike Linderman, or as the teens called him, "Mister Mike".  It was with him that she took the risk to trust again and with continued therapy chose to reveal to us the source of the pain.

She described him as a "big cowboy" who challenged her everyday; making her cry, laugh, get angry stomping out or getting thrown out of his office. During one of our family visits to the school - Mister Mike couldn't take a step without having a student greet him or strike up a conversation.  As he walked the campus - one could detect the far reaching impact that he had with the school's students and staff. 

To us, he was a strong, caring and loving man who took the time to facilitate our family therapy from Montana to California as well as to Turkey. Two years later we continue to "check-in" with Mister Mike and probably always will.  -- California

Mike Linderman came into my life at a time that a therapist was the last person I wanted to see.  As a teen, I was totally out of control - running away, addiction, dropping out of school - and, as such, my parents tried everything they could to help me - alternative school, a psych ward, school counselors, psychiatrists and psychologists.  There hadn't been a single one I couldn't manipulate or charm my way out of.  

    The second time I met Mike, with dirt-covered cowboy boots propped up on his desk, he kicked me out of his office because, as he later so delicately phrased it, I "was being a little snot."  And thus began the beginning of a relationship that changed my life.  From conducting a group therapy session in the bathroom after I went there to avoid sharing, to moving me in with a boy's family as a way of confronting male trust issues I had, Mike's therapy was as untraditional as it was effective.  A year and a half worth of sessions later, I knew more about myself, my beliefs, and my behavior than most adults know by their middle ages.  Seven years have passed since then, I've gone on to college and now have a fantastic job, but I still call Mike at least once a year - on my birthday, which also happens to be his.  -- Shared Birthday

I met Mike Linderman through my daughter who happened to be in a program for Behavior Modification in Montana.  Mike was her therapist.  Mike has the insight and intelligence to see things that others do not see.  Mike also has the same insight with us parents.  He tells you like it is with no fluff.  He can also be very empathetic.  Mike has a very welcoming mannerism and you immediately feel at home with him.  I admire the work he does with the kids.  He helped my daughter with her struggles and showed her the patterns that she created and how to stop the patterns.  -- Grateful

I met Mike Linderman while I was enrolled at Spring Creek Lodge Academy.  When I met him I was very timid, shy, and lost.  Mike on the other hand was very outgoing, warm and honest.  He broke down the barriers I had built up, and got to know me for me.  He helped me to grow a lot in a number of ways.  One of the biggest ways was the challenges he gave me;  for instance helping me deal with my issues with males by having me work in close proximity with boys for an entire day.

Mike was instrumental in helping my entire family in bettering our communication with one another.  One thing my mom remembers very well is Mike's encouragement to both she and my dad to write "You're okay" to me one hundred times in every letter they sent me.  Also he helped my sister deal with her rape.  She and my mom were up visiting me, and he put together the sexual abuse group that very day so that my sister could attend.  This in turn promoted more healing for her than had taken place in the last year.

My life has been greatly improved because of my relationship with Mike.  I'm much more aware of what goes on with me, and much more secure in my own identity.  For this my family and I are forever grateful. -- Forever Grateful

Testimonials kept anonymous to protect the identity of those involved

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