I am a white, neurodivergent, pansexual, cis-male, and 2nd generation Italian-North European immigrant living on Puyallup / Steilacoom lands (Fircrest, WA) but born and raised in Očhéthi Šakówiŋ / Wahpekute territory (Minneapolis, MN).

I graduated from the Adler Graduate School on Wahpekute land (Richfield, MN) with a degree in Adlerian Psychotherapy and Family and Marriage Therapy in 2016. My therapeutic style blends various therapy modalities including Person-Centered, Polyvagal Theory, Family Systems, and Narrative Therapy. I am also a Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider who is passionate about helping clients achieve holistic wellness while addressing mental, relational, somatic, and systemic issues through their inner wisdom and alternative modalities that existed long before Western psychology.

My role in therapy is less of being the expert but more so your guide on the path of self-discovery and healing with you as the expert of you. Together we’ll focus on intersections of identities as well as life narratives, feelings of inferiority, mistaken beliefs, and cultivating your innate social interest and a true sense of belonging. My guidance is not only influenced by the last decade of Adlerian psychology training but also by personally living through experiences of becoming a father at a young age and being chronically ill as well as understanding my own neurodivergence and queerness.

I work from a place that acknowledges my own identity and privileges in an effort to help clients address their own identity and role in maintaining or deconstructing systems of oppression. I value activism and allyship including addressing political issues directly in my work, examining my own assumptions and blind spots, and working to always increase my awareness of oppression and systemic issues.

What can clients expect when working with me?

“Feeling understood, safe, and seen in ways you didn’t expect but also being very direct with feedback, held accountable, and persistently reminding you of your inner creativity, humor, joy, and purpose. I always joke that most of my counseling and relational skills were developed while being a bartender for nearly a decade - and both teens and adult clients have seemed to appreciate my unique/neurodivergent yet personable nature.”

Fun Fact:

Maya Moore is the GOAT…on and off the court. I am a hooper at heart but yoga, cycling, running, and being playful with kids and too-serious adults are my energy sources.