licensed mental health counselor MH 21232
My twenty years as a bartender, prior to obtaining my Masters in Mental Health Counseling, is the spark that led to me to become a counselor. From this unique viewpoint, I was able to observe and interact with a multitude of personalities and their behaviors, not in a counseling room, but in life and in real time. I have spoken to many people and I know the difficulties, personally, when attempting to find both meaning and the peace of mind one strives for in life. This difficult journey is not yours to burden alone but instead a shared one that we will go through together and is the heart of how I view the counseling process.

This process centers upon viewing the individual holistically; mind, body, and spirit and is enacted by not only using traditional talk therapy, which focuses on our life story and patterns of behavior, but by looking at the system in its entirety. Together, we will look to see where this system can be improved upon in order to navigate a solution to your problems. To fully understand my own story was the beginning but it was the the eventual learning of how my system operated and interacted on all these levels which led to both healing and growth. This growth is done by the use of techniques, including, mindfulness, meditation, hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and nutritional and wellness counseling. Having also gained extensive clinical knowledge through a recent year long internship in a psychiatric and substance use clinic, as well as my working with the supervision of a local Delray therapist with thirty years experience, no stone is left unturned.

• Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt
• Lifelong Surfer
• Yoga and Meditation practitioner

Licensed Mental Health Counselor #21232