About Me

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and certified Animal Assisted Therapist providing in-person counseling in Santa Barbara California and online appointments to California residents. I offer support for individuals, couples, teens, and families from diverse populations.

Beyond my clinical training and education, my work is also influenced by my experiences exploring and training in non-traditional and indigenous healing scenarios including rites-of-passage and initiation experiences.

I consider emotional literacy as imperative and emotional mastery as the goal.

I support my clients to live life as integrated and authentic individuals with well-defined goals and passionate purpose.

Public Work:

PEP: Postpartum Education for Parents—a non-profit organization. Advisory Board

Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels —Volunteer Driver

Served as the director of the ManKind Project Central Coast, a nonprofit dedicated to healthy masculinity

Founded (2012) and presently lead the FATHERHOOD FORUM, a free support forum for parents.

Served as a treatment counselor for non-profit centers including Acorn Counseling and Bridges Counseling.

Led a panel hosted by the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center analyzing men's participation in and/or perception of rape culture and suggesting what men can do to effect change

Directed a short documentary film, Homeboy, telling the story of how a young man found his way in and out of gangs

Supported the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse of Santa Barbara, through the Daniel Bryant Youth and Family Treatment Center, as a counselor to at-risk teens