Barry Michels

American psychotherapist and former entertainment lawyer who co-developed the Tools therapeutic framework with Phil Stutz — bringing Jungian depth psychology and practical tool design together into a distinctive therapeutic approach used widely in the Hollywood creative community.

Co-created the Tools framework — bringing a Jungian depth perspective to complement Stutz's more activating approach — and has been particularly influential in the Hollywood creative community where fear of failure and creative resistance are primary therapeutic issues.