My passion for helping others make the most of their life began as an athletic coach. Coaching athletes helped me realize the intense modeling that takes place in a young brain and the broad impact an attuned coach can have. Following these interests I began working as a behavioral therapist where I helped young people move through developmental milestones. Ultimately I chose to attend Fuller Graduate School of Psychology where I also studied Theology in an attempt to conceptualize psychological problems through a spiritual lens.

It was through these experiences and my own growth in therapy that helped me identify and live into my calling. Through insight oriented therapy I learned the richness of my internal world and worked hard to expand that which I consciously knew about myself. Once I became able to move beyond cognitive defenses and allow my emotions to rise and find expresion a whole world of meaning, presence, and fulfillment became available to me. My internal capacity for things like friendship, love, and gratitude had expanded and a new life awaited. This growth provided me a template of how I can act to help others free themselves of emotional burdens and experience life more fully. 

BBS Registration Number: AMFT127834