Why did you become a therapist?

To better understand people so that I may assist them and improve our world.  

What can a client expect to experience in session with you?

A skilled listener who has come to understand them and their situation, knows their strengths, and them to use those strengths along with the new skills learned in therapy in order to reach their goals.

If you could be the therapist to one celebrity, who would it be?

Denzel Washington…. if he ever needed it.

How do you spend your free time?

Spending time with family and friends, playing with grandson, traveling or making travel plans, learning about new places, its people, food, customs, etc., doing tasks in home and gardening, landscaping while relishing being in the moment, visiting thrift stores and yard sales, golfing, viewing art and always learning and creating something new.

What’s your favorite quirk about yourself?

I sometimes talk to myself aloud when doing tasks, especially boring tasks, to help stay focused. At times, I laugh, also aloud, at my thoughts after hearing them aloud.

What does social justice mean to you?

Removing oppressive barriers and empowering others to overcome them.

How do you believe change happens?

Change happens in many ways, sometimes traumatic. My preference is to promote positive, intentional, informed change by being properly informed, committed to a plan, executing that plan and being flexible enough to modify the plan as needed. Change also happens when people feel loved and valued.