Counselor, (he, him)
I specialize in personal identity formation, men's issues, issues related to spirituality, issues related to self-esteem, issues related to vocation, relationship conflicts, family-systems dynamics, depression, anxiety, and general contemplative psychology practices. As a therapist, my primary goals center on helping clients deepen and widen their understanding of themselves and how they relate to the world around them. Throughout the process of therapy, I believe it is our collaborative goal to understand the way in which we discover and create meaning in our lives.
I consider my therapeutic approach to be relaxed and client-centered. I aim to foster a trusting, empathetic environment where client's feel heard and understood. Only when this is type of environment is established are we able to do the necessary emotional exploration that goes into discovering the ways our lives are individually and uniquely meaningful.
While I believe therapy to be important and at times serious work, I also try and cultivate the sense that self-exploration can be enjoyable, exciting and humorous at times as well. I invite you to contact me to start your therapeutic journey.
Available in-person (Bourne) and online
Daytime, Afternoon, Evening Availability
OUR TEAM
Age Group
Teen
Adults
(Individuals)
Age Groups
Teen
Adults
(Individuals)
Men's Issues
Spirituality
Self Esteem
Adjusting to Change/Life Transitions
Self Actualization
Self Confidence
ADHD
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Career Counseling
Depression
Faith Based Identity
Faith Based Trauma
Family Conflict
Gambling
Grief
Impulse Control Disorders
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Peer Relationships
Personality Disorders
Relationship Issues
Sports Performance
Substance Use
Thinking Disorders
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-based
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Emotionally Focused
Existential
Family Systems
Humanistic
Integrative
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Person-Centered
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Men's Issues
Spirituality
Self Esteem
Adjusting to Change/Life Transitions
Self Actualization
Self Confidence
ADHD
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Career Counseling
Depression
Faith Based Identity
Faith Based Trauma
Family Conflict
Gambling
Grief
Impulse Control Disorders
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Peer Relationships
Personality Disorders
Relationship Issues
Sports Performance
Substance Use
Thinking Disorders
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-based
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Emotionally Focused
Existential
Family Systems
Humanistic
Integrative
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Person-Centered
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
My View on the Purpose of Psychotherapy
My best understanding for what the purpose of psychotherapy is that it is a lightly-judgmental space where one is able to increase their awareness and level of understanding of who one is and why is that way. While we may never be able to answer those questions in full, through attempting to answer them, we develop an increased insight into the inner mechanisms of the way our mind dictates thought/behavior/emotional experience. And in doing that, we ultimately obtain a greater sense of autonomy to act/think/feel in ways that are in accordance with living more fulfilling and joy lives.
My Role as a Therapist
My role as therapist to help identify cross-sectional patterns (behavioral, emotional, cognitive, etc.) in my clients' lives that would be otherwise nearly impossible to identify through self-reflection allow (I certainly cannot do it in my own life all that well). I do this by asking probing questions about one's emotional experience related to past and present events and by actively listening to my client's verbalizations of their thoughts. In doing so, I hope to act as a part (certainly not the whole!) of the synthesis of personal narrative construction that goes on within therapy. This may sound like it's a more active role than it actually is.
On the Fence About Going to Therapy?
I would say, bring your ambivalence into therapy. Give yourself a chance to really sit with and exist in the internal conflict of doing something that you are on the fence about. If there is ambivalence about anything, it is a clear suggestion that at the absolute minimum there are at least two competing parts of the self in some kind of argument with one another. Therapy is an ideal place to allow for parts of the self to have their argument be clearly heard and understood. And if after a session or two, you are not feeling it, that is completely okay. There are no lifelong commitments to being in therapy and you are never taking anyone else's spot.
Insurance Accepted
Eligibility of Benefits Provided
Accepts Online Payments
Hassle Free Online Payments
Integrity
Honesty and Transparency
Offering Online
Telehealth Appointments
Insurance Accepted
Eligibility of Benefits Provided
Accepts Online Payments
Hassle Free Online Payments
Integrity
Honesty and Transparency.
Offering Online
Telehealth Appointments.
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