(he/him)
I love what I do, so I have plenty of evening and weekend hours available. Not sure you want or need therapy? I specialize in ambivalence. With over 25 years of experience as a licensed therapist, I provide compassionate, expert support to individuals navigating life’s most challenging and meaningful transitions. In addition to my clinical work, I have taught at the university level, bringing a depth of knowledge and insight to my practice. I specialize in helping clients manage depression, anxiety, grief, and relationship challenges, as well as the complex emotional experiences that often arise during midlife, aging, and young adulthood. Whether you are facing a major life change, feeling stuck, or simply seeking greater clarity and balance, I offer a supportive space to explore what matters most to you. My approach is warm, collaborative, and practical. I draw from decades of experience to help you better understand your emotions, identify patterns that may be holding you back, and develop tools for lasting change. Together, we will work at your pace to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create a more meaningful and fulfilling life. I am particularly attuned to the challenges, depression, anxiety, grief, the challenges of caregiving, family dynamics, loss, and life transitions such as divorce or shifts in identity and purpose. My goal is to help you feel heard, supported, and empowered as you move forward. Reaching out can be the hardest step—but it is also the first step toward meaningful change.
The first session is a very important one. During that session we'll talk about the nature of what brought you to therapy. I'll begin to make an assessment of your situation and whether I feel that I can be helpful. If I don't feel that I can help you, I'll tell you and help you find a different therapist who might be better for you. What is very important is that you can begin to assess me! In other words do you feel as though I would be a good therapist for you? You can decide if I seem to understand you, care about you as a person. We will, begin forming a helping relationship. Research has proven that the relationship between client and therapist is the single most important factor in whether therapy is effective. After all, this is your therapy and if, for any reason you feel I'm not the one for you, please feel free to tell me. You will not hurt my feelings and I will do what I can to help you find a different therapist with whom there is a better fit. My job is to make you comfortable, and help you to feel as though you can trust me as you share personal information.
Most people describe me a good communicator, a good listener, respectful, empathic and genuine. I combine higher education, extensive formal training, 25 years of clinical experience, and a lifetime of lived experiences to provide high-quality psychotherapy
I love my work! And I, love working with a variety of clients who are struggling with many issues. I love to be challenged. I I've taught counseling and therapy at the university level and I love love applying my twenty years of professional experience, professional training, and whatever talents I have to people of all walks of life, and all life situations. I love work ing with clients who respond well to empathy, honesty, problem-solving, learning more about themselves, and some who just aren't sure what they want out of counseling, but they know they need it. My first session with clients is an evaluation session in which I attempt to understand them and what they are going through. However, I also urge clients to evaluate me. Do they think that I listen carefully, understand, care, and am able to help them? It's exceptionally hard to find a therapist with whom there is a good fit. Many clients come to me after two or three failed attempts at therapy with other therapists. If after the initial session the client feels that I'm not well suited for them, I will gladly facilitate helping them find someone who is. Therapy is too important to undertake unless the client feels good about the therapist and the therapeutic relationship. If you think I might be able to help you and would like to meet with me, I hope to see you soon.
Top specialties
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Depression
Other specialties
ADHD
Bipolar Disorder
Child or Adolescent
I identify as
Man
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Teenagers (13 to 17)
Maine
Motivational Interviewing
What is most important is establishing a good working relationship. Because it is most effective, I use what is referred to as motivational interviewing. However, I individualize treatment because all clients are different and have different needs. All depends on the needs of my client
Person-centered (Rogerian)
I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is essential to getting better. So I rely on empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard, I believe that people have within them the ability to heal and achieve emotional health.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I incorporate CBT into my work. I do this in part because it is so effective and in part because it lends itself nicely to brief therapy.
Family Therapy
Very often, the difficulties that one person has reverberate throughout the family, and other family members suffer as a result. Therefore, often the entire family can benefit from treatment.
Grief Therapy
Grief and loss are common these days. Whether it is the loss of a loved one by death or the loss of a loved one due to a breakup or loss of a career or job, grief therapy is often called for.
1 rating with written reviews
February 26, 2026
Only had 1 session so far but I felt very comfortable and feel it is a good fit