Meet Dr. Michelle Fortunado-Kewin (aka: Dr. MFK)

Dr. MFK is a second-generation Filipino-American born and raised in the ancestral and Indigenous lands of the Ohlone People, also known as the San Francisco Bay Area. She lives bicoastal & spends time in California & New York with her husband/partner & their 2 dogs.

She became a social worker because of her personal struggles with mental health as a teen. She was grateful to receive support from counselors & other mental health staff, but she saw the lack of Filipino mental health providers in her area. She went into the mental health field because she “needed someone who looked like me,” someone she could talk to without needing to go in-depth about how her cultural values and expectations as a Filipino and American impacted her growing up.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California, she has over 20 years of experience working in various nonprofit & educational settings (K-12 and higher education). Dr. MFK is a published author and has presented at various conferences.

In 2017, she opened her private practice focusing on clinical supervision, consultation, training, and program development. In 2026, she is expanding her practice by offering individual therapy & energy work.

    • Suicidality

    • Clinical supervision

    • Mentoring mental health interns/trainees & associates navigating the mental health field

    • Mental health & wellness policy & programming for schools

      • Creating policies, procedures & programming

      • Training on mandated reporting/supporting, boundaries, mental health 101, crisis intervention, restorative practices & conflict meditation, etc.

    • Restorative practices

    • Anti-oppressive & social justice approaches to care

    For Therapy Clients:

    • Client Focus: Adults (18 years & older), BIPOC & LGBTQIA+

    • Specialities:

      • Life transitions (starting/ending school, starting/transitioning careers, family life transitions, identity changes, divorce or breakup, etc.),

      • Caregiver support

      • Stress & Burnout

      • Grief & Loss

      • Suicidality

      • Survivors of sexual harassment & assault

      • Relationship issues

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker - California #28843

    • Pupil Personal Services Credential

      • School Social Work

      • Child Welfare & Attendance

    • 2022 Doctor in Social Work (DSW) from the University at Buffalo

      • Doctorate Capstone:Using Restorative Practices to Address Students' Experiences of Racism & Oppression at UBSSW

    • 2006 Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California

    • 2002 Bachelor of Arts, Social Work (BSW) from San Francisco State University

    • [In progress]: Reiki Certification through Sage & Lotus Healing

      • March 2026: Completed Usui Shiki Ryoho/Usui Reiki Ryoho in the First Degree (Level 1)

    • 2024-2025: Attended various training on intuitive practices & psychic readings with Natalie Miles

    • 2023: Inaugural School Crisis Recovery & Renewal Fellowship through School Crisis Recovery & Renewal (SCRR)

    • 2023: Institute on Pedagogy & Technology for Online Courses Certificate through Columbia University, School for Social Work

    • 2016: Advanced Clinical Supervision Certificate through Smith College, School for Social Work

    • 2011: Certified Sexual Assault Counselor through Rape Trauma Services

    • 2009: Certified Family Therapist - Multidimensional Family Therapy through the University of Miami & Asian American Recovery Services, Inc.

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Some of Dr. MFK’s Work