(he/him)
New to Grow
I've always believed that most people aren't broken, they're stuck. And stuck is something we can work with. For 15 years I have worked with a wide range of people: veterans carrying wounds that never got proper attention, couples trying to find their way to a healthier relationship, individuals wrestling with OCD or trauma or habits they can't seem to shake, and families navigating transitions that turned their world upside down. I tend to be direct yet compassionate in the way approach therapy and to what my clients are dealing with. The best complement for me is when a client tells me how they felt seen and heard unlike they have had previously. I have a particular place in my heart for those living between worlds - racial minorities, expats, and members of immigrant communities who are navigating the push and pull of various socio-cultural forces. I understand that experience from the inside, not just from a textbook. If you are someone who is ready to engage honestly and wants a clinician who will meet you with both expertise and genuine care, please reach out.
The first session is really about getting to know each other. I'll ask questions about what brought you in, what's been going on, and what you're hoping to get out of therapy but it won't feel like an interrogation. I want to understand not just your symptoms but your life: your context, your history, what you've already tried, and what matters to you. I'll also be straightforward with you about what I'm hearing and where I think we might focus. By the end of our first meeting you should have a clearer sense of what working together might look like and a preliminary sense of direction. First sessions can feel vulnerable, and I don't take that lightly. My job in that hour is to make sure you leave feeling heard, not evaluated. Whether you decide to continue or not, my goal is that you walk away with something useful even if it's simply the clarity that comes from finally saying out loud what you've been carrying around.
With experience comes wisdom. One of the most important markers of a good therapist/therapy is being able to carefully blend the art of therapy with scientific evidence in such a way a client can benefit from it. I use a wide range of evidence-based tools and match the method to the person rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach. And for clients navigating life across cultures or high-pressure environments, I bring genuine lived understanding to that experience, not just clinical sensitivity. My goal is to make my clients feel like someone both understands them and knows what to do about it.
I work best with adults, couples, and families who are dealing with real, identifiable challenges and want a focused, results-oriented approach, not indefinite exploration without direction. My clients tend to be motivated, often high-functioning, and sometimes stuck despite having already tried to address their struggles on their own. I am particularly well-positioned to serve people navigating OCD, PTSD, insomnia, addiction, perfectionism, and major life transitions such as infidelity, divorce, serious illness, or significant cultural displacement. I also work well with clients carrying stress that doesn't fit a neat category including political anxiety, racial trauma, health anxiety, and the chronic stress that comes with living far away from home. Military veterans and their families are a population I serve with particular intentionality. So are immigrants and expats, especially those navigating identity, acculturation, and the psychological weight of living between cultures. My best-fit client doesn't need to have everything figured out before starting, but they do need to be willing to engage honestly and do work between sessions. I tend to be direct, structured, and goal-oriented as a clinician, and clients who want that kind of partnership tend to get the most out of our work together.
Other specialties
I identify as
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is my clinical backbone. I use it across most presenting problems to help clients identify how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors reinforce each other and then disrupt that cycle with practical, structured strategies. It's collaborative and goal-directed, which fits well with clients who want to see real progress.
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
ERP is the standard of care for OCD and I practice it as such — with proper assessment, hierarchy development, and a clear rationale the client genuinely understands before we begin exposures. I'm direct about what the treatment requires because informed, willing clients get far better outcomes.
Couples Counseling
My couples work draws on Gottman-informed principles and emotionally focused approaches depending on what the couple needs. I focus early on communication patterns and underlying attachment dynamics rather than just conflict management. I work with couples at all stages distress, transition, and pre-emptive strengthening.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
PE is my go-to for PTSD when clients are ready to engage. I prepare clients carefully before beginning imaginal or in-vivo exposure work the therapeutic relationship and psychoeducation upfront make a significant difference in who stays and benefits. I've used it extensively with trauma survivors including military veterans.
Racial trauma treatment
I approach racial trauma as a legitimate clinical presentation requiring its own framework not simply folded into generic PTSD treatment. I help clients process specific incidents alongside the cumulative, chronic weight of racialized stress, and I am attentive to the therapeutic relationship itself as a space where race is present.