About Me

Let me lead off by saying, I LOVE THERAPY.

I am a husband and a father of two children — one in elementary school, and one teenager. I know well the challenges that are inherent to finding a life’s purpose, creating a career, being a good spouse, and raising good kids. I want to let you know that you are actively taking care of yourself by looking into therapy.

“Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.” William Butler Yeats

My own educational path reflects my personal interests and growth. From studying Philosophy and Religious Studies in my undergraduate work at the University of California, Riverside, my search continued through a stint as a manager of a cafe, to a brief and ill-fitting foray into Information Technology as a systems engineer, and finally into graduate school to earn a Masters in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Somatics from a pioneering program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. I have had a private practice since 2012. I served as a therapist for Google for two years, and I understand the unique demands of corporate Silicon Valley and of the people who are seeking meaning within it.

Like my clients, I have also been in places in my life where I wanted to make a change, where I thought I was broken, where I needed some counsel.  I know that change is possible, as I have experienced transformation in my own life through the therapeutic process. The therapists I have had have challenged, nurtured, and supported my growth. It is a privilege to provide therapy — an honor I now provide for my clients. The things you want to change in your life are not an illusion. There are blocks, and there is a way to change.

I offer a calming and grounded presence. I am intelligent and non-judgmental, and I hold strong boundaries. Though I am in the room with you, both interpersonally and relationally connecting and sharing the experience with you, your reason for seeking therapy is always in the forefront. You are the expert in your own life, and it is you who will make the change you wish to see. I am here to offer my expertise and experience to help you uncover your own brilliant truth. I will go into whatever emotional truth is present for you in the moment, and I am brave enough to challenge you to examine new perspectives.