About
A Steady Presence for Leaders
& Lives That Carry Weight
Leadership evolves.
Over time, the work shifts from skill-building to identity, from managing outcomes to shaping the quality of one’s presence. Senior leaders know this well: clarity, steadiness, and grounded alignment matter more than speed or volume.
Summit & Sage exists to support that deeper arc of growth.
Michael Todd
Therapist. Executive coach. Consultant. Veteran.
Founder of Summit & Sage and creator of Whole-Life Alignment™.
Most people simply call me Todd.
I work with senior leaders, emerging executives, and high-capacity professionals navigating complexity, transition, and responsibility.
My work draws from clinical mental health training, executive-level leadership experience, recovery-informed practice, and years of guiding people through pivotal moments in their lives and careers.
Clients come to me when they are ready for a more intentional, grounded way of living and leading.
Founder Narrative
My professional path has moved through military service, federal leadership roles, executive consulting, therapeutic practice, and extensive work with leaders in transition.
Those experiences taught me something consistent and enduring: leadership is never just technical; it is deeply personal.
It involves identity, meaning, pressure, relationships, and the ability to remain present when everything feels loud.
Like many senior leaders, I reached a point where old ways of operating no longer aligned with the life I wanted to sustain. That second-curve shift reshaped how I understand growth. I learned that lasting change rarely comes from force, but from alignment; bringing our inner life, work, mission, and relationships into coherence.
Summit & Sage was created to support others making that shift with clarity, steadiness, and respect.
Background & Credentials
My work integrates experience across the following domains:
-
Graduate training in clinical mental health
-
Trauma-informed and recovery-informed therapeutic practice
-
Executive-level leadership experience in federal and organizational settings
-
Leadership coaching and culture consulting with senior leaders and high-capacity teams
-
Military service shaping discipline, clarity, and mission-aligned leadership
-
Extensive study in contemplative and evidence-based practices
-
Years of personal and professional second-curve life design
Clients describe my presence as steady, clear, and able to cut through complexity with precision and calm.
Have More Questions?
Whether you are navigating a major transition, recalibrating after a demanding season, preparing for senior leadership, or reshaping your life toward greater coherence, Summit & Sage offers a recovery-informed and executive-grounded path forward.
You will be met with clarity, steadiness, and deep respect for the courage real change requires.
When you’re ready to take the next step, I’m here.
*Please do not include sensitive clinical, medical, or crisis-related information in this form.
Phone
Clinical therapy services are distinct from coaching, consulting, and advisory services offered through Summit and Sage. Therapy is governed by California law and the ethical standard of the board of behavioral sciences.
Micheal Todd Kilmer, LCSW
(California License #25615)