About Me

After a multi-decade career as a chef that was no longer serving me I decided to make a change and become a therapist. The transition was hard, disorienting, confusing, and incredibly challenging, especially with a new family. I know how much I valued my own therapist, friends, and family’s support through the process, and I would be honored to be able to do the same for clients going through any sort of transition or working through problems.

I believe that there is nothing wrong with you and that you are not the sole cause of the distress you might be feeling. Our sessions often help clients shine light on social and environmental factors that aren’t supporting them and causing them pain. Life is hard and my goal is to help you understand yourself, and foster your capacity and resiliency to navigate any challenges that you might face.

As a father of a young child, I have a particular interest in working with new dads helping other new, expecting, or father figures navigate the often-socially suppressed emotional, relational, and psychological challenges that come with new parenthood, and how that affects expressions of feelings and overall mental health. I know that deconstructing outdated or imposed norms or the “shoulds” of masculinity and parenting can encourage more authenticity, intimacy, and vulnerability in relationships and deepen emotional experiences.

I am an Eaton Fire survivor and intimately understand the grief, loss, and trauma of such a massive, sudden loss. I bring my own experience to help affected clients work through the overwhelming, confusing, and difficult feelings around recovery from the fire and working to rebuild their lives.

Doing this work can be scary and at the core of my therapeutic work is a deep commitment to co-creating supportive connections with clients, and I strive to provide a safe, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space where individuals can fully express themselves, process their emotions, and explore personal growth. By modeling and integrating empathy, curiosity, and attunement, I help clients feel truly seen and supported in therapy. I believe that fostering a secure therapeutic alliance allows for deeper self-exploration, increased resilience, and meaningful transformation towards a preferred way of being.

In my free time I love to spend time with my family and friends, trail run and hike in the Angeles National Forest, cook, read, and listen to heavy metal.