Ages I work with:
Children 3 years and up, teens, young adults, and parents
Languages I speak:
English
Who I am:
I use he/him pronouns.
I love working with:
- Young children with disruptive behavior concerns (such as tantrums) and separation anxiety
- Neurodivergent youth, including autistic children and teens with anxiety and social difficulties
- Children and teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder as well as tic-related disorders
- Adolescents and young adults with social anxiety, panic disorder, and agoraphobia
- Parents struggling to cope with parent-related stressors, adjustment to circumstances, and anxiety
My training background and therapy approaches include:
I earned my PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2024 from the University of Mississippi. I completed my predoctoral internship at the University of Missouri’s Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment in Columbia, MO. I am now completing my postdoctoral fellowship here at the Anxiety Specialists of St. Louis, under the supervision of Dr. Sam Kramer. I specialize in the treatment of behavioral concerns and anxiety-related disorders in children, teens, parents, and young adults. In my therapeutic approach, I use Cognitive Behavior Therapy, behavioral parent management strategies, exposure-based techniques, as well as mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches. I also have extensive training in assessment for autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.
How I help:
Anxiety can present differently for everyone, whether it be as tantrums or critical overthinking. I aim to meet my clients wherever they are by creating a personalized treatment plan and progressing through treatment in a step-by-step manner toward accomplishing treatment goals. My overall approach is collaborative, supportive, and structured. My goal is for my clients to become as independent as possible, as quickly as possible, by developing and mastering coping strategies through daily practice. For children, I aim to make therapy as enjoyable as possible by creating a supportive and fun environment, while also ensuring sessions are structured and productive. Additionally, I make sure to involve parents in every step of the process and provide them with the necessary tools for success of the whole family.
More about me:
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my wife, daughter, and our “zoo” (3 dogs and 2 cats!), playing golf, and traveling back home to Ireland to visit my family.
