At its best, therapy is a protected relationship that allows for radical honesty about the confusing, painful, and distressing experiences life brings. Being an “existential therapist” means that I believe there are some fundamental struggles in the human experience: mortality, freedom, isolation, and meaning. Most of what brings clients to me is a struggle with one or all of these.

In session I am interactive and direct. I ask questions, notice patterns, and interrupt old cycles. The therapeutic relationship between us becomes a place to see what plays out in your life and practice something different. How we connect, distance, and avoid in session is relevant.

I believe transformative therapy requires more than one “modality” and more than psychology. Since we are shaped by relationships, institutions, and culture, I draw on psychology, sociology, and philosophy to understand the patterns shaping a client's life. Within psychology, I draw on training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EFT, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, or relational psychodynamic therapy.

I see clients in person in Denver, Baltimore, and Durham/Chapel Hill when I am located in each (including walk-and-talk sessions, nature sessions), and via telehealth across Colorado, Maryland, and North Carolina.