Ages I work with:
Adults and adolescents 16+
Languages I speak:
English
Who I am:
I am a cisgender, heterosexual male, and use he/him pronouns.
I love working with:
- People who identify as overthinkers.
- Older teens and adults who struggle with repetitive thoughts like rumination, worry, and mental compulsions.
- Adults with social anxiety, generalized anxiety, panic disorder and agoraphobia.
- Adults with fears of flying.
My training background and therapy approaches include:
I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale and completed my predoctoral internship at the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem Virginia. I went on to complete my postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for OCD and Anxiety-Related Disorders at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute, where I continued to practice for over four years treating anxiety at the outpatient and IOP level of care. I specialize in treating adults with OCD. I also enjoy treating panic disorder and phobias.
How I help:
Facing anxiety can feel like a daunting task. I work to meet clients where they are and to collaboratively help them identify their goals and create a step-by-step path to recovery. I approach therapy with a relaxed and personable therapeutic style, and I encourage clients to not only understand what strategies work, but also why they work. Clients can expect to learn how to address their anxiety during sessions and then apply what they learned with daily homework between sessions. I aim to empower my clients by teaching them the strategies they will need to act as their own therapist and continue to maintain their progress after they have completed therapy to experience lifelong change.
More about me:
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two children, hiking and enjoying the outdoors, and playing guitar every chance I get.
