Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Group
About My Clients
Although I primarily work with LGBTQ clients, I have successfully helped a variety of clients to quickly find relief with problems ranging from depression to anxiety, addiction and more. Additionally, clients typically tell me only two to three months into our work together that they feel much more empowered and no longer feel that they need therapy. That is my goal--to ultimately help you to become the person you have always wanted to be.
My Background and Approach
Maybe you've tried therapy before, and it didn't help. Maybe you've taken medications, but they didn't seem to fix how you were feeling. Some days it just seems easier to stay in bed with the curtains drawn, so you don't have to face the world. I know how frustrating that feels, to have "lost" something from the way you used to be and to not know what it is exactly, that you've lost - to feel incomplete in some way and to not have the words to describe exactly what you are experiencing. Many have told me that I am the first therapist, who has actually given them tools to cope better, rather than allowing them to "just vent." Clients very often tell me that other therapists they have had "just listened" and "didn't really help me work through anything." There is a reason for this: not all therapies are created equally. I use therapy methods, which were specifically designed for conditions like depression and anxiety, and which have consistently proven effective for many years.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
As a gay man myself, I know firsthand some of the challenges those of us in the LGBTQ community face in our everyday lives. Although I am licensed to practice in Texas, Florida and Connecticut, my husband and I reside in Mexico, so I regularly also work with clients of Hispanic ethnicity and culture. A lifelong stutterer, I have overcome many difficulties in my own life, and many clients have found it helpful to know that their therapist has a personal basis for identifying with their challenges, rather than just reading about them in a textbook. I am a proud pet parent of three dogs and three cats (we have a small zoo at my house!), and I am always thrilled to see photos of my clients' pets, as well.