Passion. Experience. Authenticity.
A native New Yorker, I packed up my car with my wife and dog in 2010 and headed west. My general response when asked what brought me to Colorado is “boredom”, which is honestly the majority of the story. I was born, raised, and lived in New York all the way through graduate school, which left me feeling it was time for a bigger change. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone, get a better sense of who I wanted to be, and what brings meaning and purpose to my life. Colorado was the first stop for us and the culture, lifestyle, and natural beauty that lends to all those outdoorsy things people love to do here, essentially made it our last stop. Since then we’ve added a second dog and two boys to our family.
The prospect of trying to successfully raise two boys into successful men added an extra layer of passion to my work and career. This was two fold, on one hand striving to perpetually deepen my knowledge and expand my skills to set a good example for my boys, while on the other adding a special focus to my practice to help men navigate modern masculinity. I’ve always had a deep interest in psychology, psychotherapy, and human behavior, but adding a deep personal interest in how I practice day in and day out has helped build a practice strongly aligned with my values. Improving valued living is always one of the aims of how I work therapeutically, so this means I’m not just employing interventions I read in a textbook, I’m also “practice what I preach”. I didn’t want this section to read like my resume, but I also don’t want to give the impression that therapy with me is loosely organized life advice and me blubbering on about myself. I practice from a model that is scientifically informed and evidence based.
