At the age of 47 and feeling my life was at a dead end I returned to school and started moving in the direction of becoming a wounded healer. I love that term for I believe one who has lived though many of the difficulties our clients come here for has a special outlook and appreciation of just what they are going through.

Clients who are skeptical of treatment and have very little hope that they can find joy and meaning in their lives.

Clients of all different ages, race, sexual orientation and outlooks on life, including politics!

That therapists are not prophets sitting on a mountain judging and telling you what you must do. I am fellow traveler who believes I have something that makes it easy for me to listen carefully and be there for you. The most important thing to me is to build a therapeutic alliance of trust and respect. I am on your side and together we may move mountains!

I chose to practice at Thriveworks because I believe I can be helpful in their format and believe it is important to being the therapy to you. That is especially true in these trying times.

The triumphs of the human spirit that we see on a daily basis. As much negativity there is, at this time, there are miracles also happening on a daily basis. Those triumphs of the human spirit inspire me and urge me make the world a more positive place,

This is a time to get to know one another a little bit

I’m going to be asking some questions to know what’s been going on for the client

I’m going to be answering any questions that they have (it’s ok if they don’t have any)

I’m going to share my thoughts and initial observations about what they shared with me, so that they know what I’m thinking and it aligns with their experience

I’m going to share the general outline of what our therapy will look like (although we can pivot later if needed). This includes a preview of tools I will teach them, the order of things, how we will track progress, etc.

I want to begin building a therapeutic alliance. Although that is hard considering the many questions and topics covered. Nevertheless I believe it is important that I leave the client feeling heard and respected.

I am not a taskmaster. Although there are general topics I would like to get through you are in the drivers seat. If need be I will be respectful and listen without cutting you off.

I am a big baseball fan and love going to the park in the summer. I have only been married for 11 years and I still love learning new things and doing new things with my wife. Baseball is not one of them.

I'm real!. What you see is what you get. Not a lot of hidden nuances.