Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 63 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Spirituality and 7 more.
(he/him)
Welcome to my profile page! I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington. I graduated from Northwestern University with a Masters in Counseling in 2021. I currently work at a high school counseling students and also work with adults both in person and on tele-therapy platforms. I value walking with people as they strive to address challenges that may be holding them back from growing and achieving invaluable goals in their lives.
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help us create a tailored plan for us to work through in subsequent sessions. My style is collaborative and I believe in having the client, to the extent they are comfortable, set the pace of exploration and discovery in therapy. I may nudge and challenge when appropriate and I strive to do this as we partner to work together.
I have experience in a number of settings, including walking alongside seniors, adults, and adolescents in hospital settings as a chaplain, working as a therapist with children and teens at school sites, and counseling adults and couples through my private practice. Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked as a lawyer and a nonprofit CEO. Working in these fields was often stressful and I greatly benefitted from having a therapist who helped me to better understand myself and how to navigate the challenges daily life can present. I hope that my experiences adds a helpful perspective that enhances how I work with people in therapy.
I played baseball during my youth and in my college years. I could never hit the curveball and it frustrated me to the utmost. Hitting the curveball has been a metaphor for me in experiencing with joy the challenging experiences we often encounter throughout our life journey. I welcome the opportunity to work with people who seek to explore and embrace with curiosity the sometimes perplexing mysteries of our lives.
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Cash - $135 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Commercial)
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Kaiser Northwest
Kaiser Northwest - Medicare
Kaiser Washington
Kaiser Washington - Medicare
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Regence BlueShield of Washington
Regence Group Administrators
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps some people navigate difficult experiences with stress, anxiety, and depression. With ACT people can learn to move from an adversarial relationship with certain thoughts they have to a learner relationship, which can facilitate personal growth to commit to values that matter to you.
Eclectic
I often incorporate a number of treatment modalities when working with people, including for example, CBT, EMDR, Psychodynamic, Person Centered, Mindfulness, and Solution Focused.
1 rating with written reviews
November 13, 2025
I am impressed with Joel's willingless to listen to me in spite of what I might call boring dialogue. And he offers good incite on solving my issues.