If you’re reading this, you might be thinking about starting therapy and wondering who I am. I’ll say a few things.
I grew up overseas and came to the US as a teen.
I became a therapist after a period in my life in which I had been prioritizing a career in software engineering, and while I was good at it, I had been feeling increasingly lonely and had a lot of existential dissatisfaction. I was drawn to work with people at a deeper emotional level, to explore the psyche, to understand emotions and relationships. I went back to school, attending the Wright Institute in Berkeley. My internships specialized in working with people who had some developmental trauma and couples therapy.
As my career progressed I have come to specialize in relational psychotherapy with men and in couples therapy, or more broadly, relationship therapy. So I tend to approach therapy as a “systems therapist,” which mainly means that I seek to obtain a broad awareness of the context of the web of relationships that you live in. This focus on relationships grounds people in the real world and hopes to help them live fuller, more satisfying lives with deeper connections and higher levels of mental integration.
My areas of interest include working with people who feel they do not fit in, as well as those with neurodiversity, parenting issues, developmental trauma, relationship challenges, and recovery from religious indoctrination. Having lived here and there around the world, Australia, the Midwest, and the UK and traveled extensively around Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, I bring an international perspective to my work.
If you’re looking for a therapist who might be able to help you understand yourself more deeply, deepen your emotional range and improve your relationships, I would be honored to work with you.