Here to Help You Heal
I am a clinical social worker and therapist assisting patients of many intersectional identities whose adverse experiences cause difficulty in their lives. As a patient-centered therapist, I specialize in fostering a safe space and building a trusted partnership for you to look deeply at your situations, experiences, and feelings. I'm passionate about relieving the pain of adverse, even traumatic experiences, and helping you develop coping skills and find broader, easier paths to progress, fulfillment, and joy in your life.
My specialties include issues with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, phase of life and adjustment issues, family and relationship challenges, substance use, trauma, and much more. No matter your struggle, I am dedicated to applying my clinical training and background, and my varied life experiences, to guide you along the path to greater mental wellness.
I look forward to meeting and engaging with you wherever you’re at in your life journey, and working with you and your situation to fulfill your goals and wishes for therapy and growth.
My Approach to Care
The cornerstone of effective therapy is empathy, making a genuine connection, and seeing the world through my patients' eyes. Relating in this way enables me to assist you in understanding, dealing with, and resolving difficult experiences and patterns in life to gain insight, freedom, and joy.
These deeply held values allow me to build a dependable environment to see and resolve issues in our work together. My style is warm and candid – I'll be your ally in the process while utilizing a blend of therapeutic modalities tailored to your situation, goals, and wishes. Through our sessions, you'll gain insight and relief to turn challenges into coping skills and adverse experiences into assets.
A Journey into Exceptional Patient Care
My career has always focused on making connections with empathy. In my early career as a ski instructor, I learned that genuine rapport and understanding are crucial for ensuring safety, promoting fun, and facilitating learning. In my subsequent roles as an IT project manager and organizational leader, candid communication and clear alignment enabled me to build successful partnerships in complex organizations. Meeting people where they are and using these principles and experiences guides the way I care genuinely for clients in my therapeutic practice.
Personal Interests
When I’m not with clients, I’m often exploring Colorado, hiking, or relaxing with my wife, family, and friends. Winter brings skiing, which remains a passion for me – I continue to teach part-time, enthusiastically sharing the sport and its special setting with students of all ages and ability levels.
