Pronouns
he/him/his
Job Title
Post Doctoral Fellow
Education:
The Pennsylvania State University
Professional Interests:
- Understanding self and others
- Interpersonal process
- Trauma-informed care
- Identity development
- Populations that have been historically marginalized or made vulnerable
- Men’s mental health
- Adjustment issues and related anxiety and/or mood concerns
- University Counseling Center administration and research
- Supervision and training
- Interpersonal process
- Trauma-informed care
- Identity development
- Populations that have been historically marginalized or made vulnerable
- Men’s mental health
- Adjustment issues and related anxiety and/or mood concerns
- University Counseling Center administration and research
- Supervision and training
Approach to Therapy:
While my formal theoretical orientation is integrative, I am a relational therapist at my core. I deeply appreciate the vulnerability/courage involved in entering the therapy space, and strive to foster connection, trust, and empowerment with my clients. I enjoy collaboration and tending to pertinent multicultural and identity factors (both the client’s as well as my own) so that clients may feel that they are heard and that I am aligned with them on goals for treatment. Lastly, authenticity is a personal and professional value of mine, and I often draw on interpersonal processes in session to try to help clients move closer to their authentic selves as well as invite any kind of feedback for me and our work together.
Approach to Wellness:
I feel that work-life balance is a continual process that takes time and practice, just like any professional or personal developmental growth area; and I have worked a lot in recent years on acceptance, checking in with myself more regularly, and staying present. I am a former student-athlete and enjoy watching/playing sports (e.g., basketball, golf, and football), exercising, and spending time outdoors. I enjoy things (podcasts, shows, movies, documentaries, etc.) that can broaden your ways of thinking, and I also dearly enjoy getting lost in my favorite fantasy worlds (Hyrule, Roshar, Middle Earth, and Temerant to name a few). I am the lookout for new hobbies, so please share yours with me!