I like people and I find deep meaning and purpose in doing the work of knowing, understanding, and helping them. I love listening to people tell their stories and joining them through my imagination and emotions. If this sounds like an odd mystery, it’s because it is. The way in which human beings connect and share experience through the verbal and non-verbal means of expression is curious and powerful. Much has been written about nature of reality and human relationship and yet, there’s far more that we don’t know and understand, than we do. This discovery of the nature of God, ourselves, others, and the reality we inhabit is the mystery that I love to unfold and examine with others as we try to make sense of their lives. My approach to counseling is highly relational, process oriented, and narrative in form. I’m quick but I don’t hurry. I also practice from a foundation of integration of psychology and theology. I'd be honored to work with you.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems
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