Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

It is critical that we both understand that my goal is to simply help you achieve yours. Our course of treatment is established on your values and vision of your best self. I'm on your agenda. You are not on mine. In order for me to best serve you, I need to do my best to understand you. I want to see, hear, and know you as best as I possibly can. Our first session is all about establishing safety, trust, then understanding.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

With over 25 years of practical experience, I take great care to balance compassion with insight throughout every session. While I believe that each client has unique experience, there are often some common patterns of challenges. My role is to help them discover and leverage their greatest strengths in light of these challenges — leading to healing, recovery, restoration, and growth. A former tenured professor of clinical and organizational psychology, I taught graduate courses such as Clinical Foundations; Psychopathology; Addiction Counseling; Research Methodology; Psychosocial Stressors in Mental Health; Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality; Career Development; Behavior and Psychology in Organizations. I have also taught at Pepperdine University, and still teach at Concordia University.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

My clients include (a) individuals navigating the difficult transitions of life; (b) professionals struggling to navigate the dynamics of their careers and the resulting impact on their personal lives; and (c) individuals struggling to escape cognitive distortions that proliferate unhealthy conflict, anxiety, and/or depression.

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