I am a Masters level clinician who has completed training in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (a form of eye movement therapy like EMDR), AEDP, Coherence Therapy, and IFS. This means I approach therapy by helping to alleviate patient’s suffering through helping them process overwhelming emotions often associated with trauma and help them create new positive changes in the brain allowing them not only to stop having their symptoms and suffering, but also helping them to experience joy, peace, and happiness. These forms of therapy are aimed at helping people experience transformational change with complete symptom cessation, rather than traditional CBT therapy which is focused on learning coping skills and creating slow gradual change over time. I also helps facilitate a 5-day healing program focused on healing trauma called Grief to Grace. My Christian faith informs everything that I do and as a member of the Roman Catholic church I regularly seek God’s grace through his sacraments such as Mass and Reconciliation.
My vision for therapy is that everyone is meant to experience happiness and joy in this life, but we all face suffering which wounds us and casts doubt on the possibility of a happy life. Therapy is a process where we heal and grow so that we can begin to experience that joy again and have life-giving relationships, ultimately realizing what St. Irenaeus declared “The glory of God is man fully alive!”. Finally, just as Christ’s wounds on the cross were transformed into a well of divine mercy for the world, our wounds too, once healed, can become fountains of mercy and healing for others.
Before changing careers to pursue counseling I was a business professional with 14 years working in sales and marketing in various industries including tech and industrial distribution. During that time I volunteered his time with various church ministries to help people pursue healing especially in areas of neglect, trauma, and various forms of abuse including sexual abuse and spiritual-abuse which eventually led to leaving the world of sales and becoming a psychotherapist.
My education at Franciscan University, especially in the Theology of the Body, formed my anthropology and vision of the dignity of the human person. He completed his BS in Psychology at Grand Canyon University and his Master of Social Work at Liberty University.
In my free time I enjoy spending time with my wife and daughter, often going on walks through parks, hiking in the foothills, skiing, riding motorcycles, and playing competitive volleyball.
