The therapeutic process is a living experience that emerges from the relationship. My desire as a therapist is to help people live more fulfilled and peaceful lives, including better relationships with themselves and with others. This is the basis for improved mental health and a much higher quality of life.
About Me
I’ve trained extensively throughout my 25-year career as a psychologist in different modalities, including psychodynamic, attachment, schema therapy, mindfulness, couples, and group training. Still, I feel like my greatest strengths come from my life experiences, intellect, and unending desire to learn and grow.
I love and care deeply about the people I work with. Love, devotion, presence, and care are foundational to the work. The quality of the relationship between therapist and client is the most profound vehicle for healing.
I live with a chronic illness. The challenges I have faced have been my greatest and often unrelenting teacher, which are fundamental to the man and the therapist that I am in terms of my capacity to understand and transform human suffering.
I’ve learned the importance of making space for sadness, loss, grief, letting go of the things I can’t control, and feeling grateful for what I have. I’ve also learned that balance is a finite point that one can reach for a fleeting moment, but equanimity is a lifelong process that I’ll engage with until I die.
I’m devoted to my family, and being a husband and father brings out the best in me. We’ve lived in London, New York, Lima and Austin. Multi-cultural experiences make me feel most at home. Different languages, foods, and ways of being in the world make me feel expansive and alive.
I enjoy reading and watching movies, and I love animals. Thanks largely to our daughter, we have a little menagerie in our home. Silence is my retreat, and I have a mindfulness and meditation-based spiritual practice that anchors me personally and professionally.
My Approach
Connection
I can’t imagine doing anything other than therapy as a profession. I thrive on deep, meaningful connections and explorations. My style is authentic, open, and direct, and I deeply value both my time and that of my clients. Life is too short. I don't focus on the diagnosis. I focus on the whole person.
Understanding
People bring conditioned narratives of their identities into therapy. Initially, our formative experiences with caregivers, family, friends, and teachers shape who we become. Ram Dass calls this “somebody training.” I help you understand the somebody you’ve become, your corresponding narratives, and how this presents in your life's challenges and relationships.
Empowerment
I help people understand their thoughts and train their minds. Most people begin therapy at the mercy of their thoughts. Emotions trigger well-worn thoughts and beliefs that reinforce the self-image that feels problematic. This is the egocentric predicament we will work together to unravel, leading to awareness, and empowerment. Together, we will develop narratives that feel authentic to you rather than those shaped by intergenerational baggage.
Education & Credentials
I am a licensed psychologist in Texas and New York with a private practice
that is web and phone based with clients from all over the world.
Georgetown University
Bachelor's in Literature and Fine Arts
Master's in Child Psychology
Anna Freud Centre & University College London
Post Graduate Training: Couples Psychotherapy
Tavistock Centre for Couples Relationship and University of East London
Post Graduate Training: Schema Therapy
International Training & Certification Program in Schema Therapy
Master's in Psychology
New York University
Doctorate In Psychology
University College London
Post Graduate Training: Group Psychotherapy
Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society
Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher Training
Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley
Contact me
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, or if you feel ready to make an appointment.