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Portland, OR
USA

It’s my joy and honor to equip dads with practical tools to better dial into their daughters’ hearts.

With 25 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor and over 35 years working directly with teens and young adult women. Dr. Michelle Watson brings practical wisdom to dads with daughters of all ages.

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It was my sincere honor and privilege to join Zach Clinton, VP of the American Association of Christian Counselors, in this interview on the Care & Counsel Podcast to talk about two subjects that are near and dear to my heart: 1. Dads and daughters, and 2. Practical ways for Christian counselors to bring Jesus into therapy sessions (with their Christian clients, that is). I invite you to listen in as I speak to counselors, pastors, students, and psychologists by weaving these vital topics together. 


I’m excited to share this phenomenal TEDx talk by Mr. Sam Beckworth titled, “What a Girl Needs from Her Dad.” I’ll always remember when Sam (a man I’d never met) contacted me and asked if I would be okay with him referencing my books, website, data, and resources in his upcoming talk in Southern California for TEDx. Of course I was honored and gave my full consent. Sam’s presentation is excellent and I encourage you to listen to it here. You’ll love the way he highlights the powerful and life-changing impact a dad has on his daughter’s health and well-being. Well done Sam! 

 

 

My husband, Dr. Ken Canfield, and I were honored to be interviewed in our Fayetteville, Arkansas home by our dear friend Dr. Jackson Drumgoole for his Father’s Day special.


I absolutely loved being a guest on the Men in the Arena Podcast with Jim Ramos and Dale Culver. These guys are all about resourcing men to step up and be who God created them to be, which happens to fit with my passion and message as well. They creatively titled our conversation, “Tips to Becoming a Daughter Whisperer from the Dad Whisperer, Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield."

They later reposted our interview during their “best of” Summer Series after sharing with me that it had been one of their “most listened to podcasts,” adding that "every dad needs to hear this episode.”

So I’m share it here so you can take a listen. Enjoy!

 

 

It was such an honor to join the forum of national parenting experts for the Parenting Relationships Summit in February 2019.


amnw on katu

 

I've been able to sit down with AMNW not once, not twice, but FOUR times! Listen to those interviews below:

 

Rockpoint Church Father-Daughter Ball

 

Michelle shares at a Father-Daughter Ball in Minnesota.


A two-word power tool for dads

Dads, here's a two-word tool for your toolbox that will change the way you talk to your daughter.

 
 

How One Dry Erase Marker and a Mirror Can Change Your Daughter's Life forever

 

Dad, did you know that your daughter looks into the "mirror" of your face to get a reflection that forms her own identity? In other words, the way you see her is internalized over time as her own view and image of herself is being formed.


Toolbox Tool #1: I’m Wondering

A quick two-word fix to a common father-daughter communication hiccup.

 

Toolbox Tool #2: Questioning To Learn

Communication is hard work! This tool will break it down and make you an communication expert in no time.

 

Abba PRoject Overview, Taken at a Men's Conference in 2015

 

Here’s Michelle talking about The Abba Project in the lobby at a men’s conference. Listen as she gives an overview of her work with dads of daughters and why she’s passionate about it!


 messages on Mirrors

Michelle had the privilege of being the first woman to speak at the National Coalition of Ministries to Men Reload Conference in Golden, Colorado in November 2015. Here she is giving her "Messages on Mirrors" presentation, one that she hopes will inspire you to do battle as a warrior who is fighting for the hearts of your daughters.

 

A Dad of Two daughters shares how michelle's talk at a men's conference changed their relationship

 

Meet Tim Truesdale as he tells two other dads what he learned from Michelle at a men’s conference, after her Messages on Mirrors talk.


Get to know the real michelle!

 

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