Experience

Since 1999, I’ve been privileged to work with and walk alongside of a tremendous diversity of people, backgrounds, careers and worldviews.

I’ve worked with the CEO’s of multi-million dollar corporations on leadership strategies, but I’ve also worked with students working their first job at Whataburger, and others learning basic time management skills.

I’ve helped couples recover their marriages and single adults navigate healthy dating practices.

I’ve been a sounding board for students facing an existential crisis.

I’ve formally advised the founder of a major medical HMO on how to deal with the stresses of selling her organization to a Fortune 500 company.

I’ve provided support for a gay young man’s coming out, helping him deal with the years long process his being ostracized by the conservative church where he had served for years as a staff pastor.

I’ve counseled combat soldiers and police officers who were learning to cope with the stress of a difficult job that most people don’t understand.

I’ve held critical incident stress debriefings for military and first responders who have witnessed traumatic mass casualty events.

I’ve helped ex-church members who have endured the trauma of having their faith deconstructed and having to leave an organized faith group in which they have deep relational roots.

I’ve been with numerous people in preparation for, and during, their passing on.

In 25 years and thousands of clients, I’ve learned one thing: people are very similar. Everyone wants to love and be loved. Everyone wants to belong somewhere. Everyone wants to know his/her life is meaningful. Everyone wants to get better at something.

I receive a tremendous measure of joy when people invite me into these most sacred of spaces to walk with and support them. Everyone needs a friend, so I seek to be the best one possible.