About Me

While I am tempted to impress and dazzle you with all my experience and degrees, I really want you to understand why I can help you.  I want the information I share to help you decide if we’ll be a good fit in working together, not just list the things I’ve done (though I will at the end for those interested).

What you probably want to know most of all is a) do I know what I’m doing and b) what inspires me to work with clients with anxiety, depression, and OCD. The first part by sharing a little about myself, the second will be answered by the resume-type stuff.

I love working with clients with these struggles because I’ve been there, done that.   I understand on a personal level the feelings and destruction that anxiety and depression can cause.  I know what it’s like to have crippling panic attacks, having constant nagging worry, and wondering if it will ever end.  While symptoms from depression and anxiety are often typical, the people who experience them are unique.  Your path may look very different from mine, but I’ll certainly understand your journey.

I tell my clients that therapy is like a microwave.  It simply speeds up the process of healing that normally would happen over years of self-help and work.  My question is: “Why go through all the misery and spin your wheels when I can show you the way”.

Because I've gone through this too, I know the work it takes to get out. If you’re tired of being unhappy and ready to make a change, then I’m the man for you.  I can't change you. You have to change you and I am ready to help support you in that.

I AM NOT A RENT A FRIEND THERAPIST.  I roll up my sleeves and get in there with you. I’ll give you concrete tools and help you and get to the core issues that are holding you back. 

I work with adults who are tired of living a sub-standard life, who have recently been hit with panic attacks, or are finally ready to beat their social anxiety, depression, or OCD.  I also love working with younger children who are just experiencing anxiety for the first time.  I know if I can work with a child, with the help of the parent, we can bust through anxiety and depression quickly.  Finally, I'm great with teenagers, not all therapist can, or want to say this.

And to answer the very first question: Yes, I do know what I'm doing. I love what I do and I'm really good at it.

Alrighty, here's the resume-type stuff:

I graduated from the University of Utah with a BS in Sociology, a minor in Psychology, and a Certificate in Criminology. I later graduated in 2001 with a Master’s degree in Counseling. I’m currently a member of the American Psychological Association, International OCD Foundation certified (one of just a handful in Utah), certified in the Teaching-Family Model (parenting model used by many youth programs), and trained in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (method of therapy that promotes rapid change for many issues).  I’ve worked in international therapeutic boarding schools, was the director of a specialized adolescent psychiatric hospital (I'm very experienced in diagnosing), and worked with families in their homes from LA to New York.  I’ve been featured on KSL radio, completed aftercare counseling for the TV program Hoarders, and worked with various high profile clients from London to Singapore.  However, despite my work in the world community, my passion lies in helping my neighbors.