I believe relationship is the most effective teacher we have.

My path into this work wasn’t traditional, and that shapes my approach. Before pivoting to psychotherapy, I earned an MBA at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and built a career in real estate investing. That work was always relational to me, but it rewarded results and composure far more than honesty. I learned how to look fine while feeling far away. I understand the pressure to perform, and I know the cost of building a life that looks good on paper but feels empty.

I am currently completing my Master’s in Integral Counseling Psychology at CIIS and seeing clients as a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee at the Pierce Street Integral Counseling Center. For me, this work is not about becoming someone new. It’s about returning to what’s true underneath the roles, habits, and defenses that we accumulate.

I am also a father raising two daughters, and that daily reality keeps me close to the messiness, tenderness, and responsibility of relationship. It reminds me often that honesty, repair, and presence matter more than polish.

I value clear communication. Slowing down. Listening to the body. And being true, especially when it’s hard. Not as slogans, but as commitments I bring into every room I enter.

I work with people to build more honesty, self-respect, and deeper connection in their lives and relationships.