Men come to see me for different reasons. These commonly include: experiencing periods of anxiety and depression that are negatively impacting quality of life; navigating complex emotions, including anger, and working to more clearly identify, understand, and communicate feelings; working through issues of addictive behavior, including substance use, pornography, and sex; seeking guidance around work and career, often feeling stuck professionally, or trying to find harmony between work and non-work when those lines are often blurred; and relationship issues, including disconnection with their partner, difficulties around parenting, or conflict with extended family. 

I enjoy working with issues that are specific to men, because I deeply understand them and believe my own life experience has equipped me to walk alongside men as they work through important issues. My work is informed by my own journey of becoming, doing my own extensive work in therapy, navigating the ups and downs of a  20+ year marriage, and raising two boys. I also draw from experience of a professional career spanning over 20 years in business, government, nonprofit, and the creative arts, before becoming a therapist.

I most love helping men discern the lives they want to live, by helping clarify what is most important to them, aligning values, setting priorities, and developing an actionable plan to move in a forward direction. This requires cultivating a deep understanding of self, challenging long-held beliefs and values, defining and redefining what they might often assume or take for granted, and figuring out the “why” behind what they’re doing, to live lives with intentionality and purpose.

Starting therapy takes courage. For men especially, it can be hard to ask for support. After all, we’re conditioned as boys to become men who are tough, resilient, and the ones who are supposed to fix everyone else’s problems. So to admit we have struggles and challenges of our own must mean we have failed, or are inherently weak, right? No, it means we are human and imperfect. I firmly believe that when we take care of ourselves first, we can show up as our best selves for the others in our lives. Simply by being here, you’ve taken a significant step towards change. Acknowledge that.