Our Team

Director of the Gideon Institute, Director of Clinical Training, and Associate Professor of ​Christian Psychology & Counseling

Michael brings over twenty years of experience in teaching and counseling to the program. He previously taught psychology and counseling at Huntington and Taylor universities, and served as the Director of Clinical Experiences at Huntington in their M.A. program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Dr. Cook is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (IN) and has served in several mental health facilities and churches. His advanced degrees are a M. Div. in Pastoral Ministries and a Ph. D. in Psychology and Counseling from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He specializes in marital therapy, trauma therapy, spiritual formation, and Christian therapy.