Michael Steiner

Michael Steiner is the founder of SDI Advisor and one of the few people in the country who specializes exclusively in helping unemployed Californians with depression, anxiety, and PTSD access California State Disability Insurance (SDI) benefits. Since 2016, he has guided more than 1,000 Californians through the SDI process — people who were struggling with mental health conditions and had no idea they were entitled to up to $1,765 per week for up to 52 weeks, far more than unemployment provides. What makes Michael's perspective unique is that he has lived exactly what his clients face. Over 27 years living in California, he filed for SDI himself three times — each time for major depression. He knows firsthand how overwhelming the system feels when you are already at your lowest, and he ...