My Approach

10+ years in the business, and I'm still a true believer.

I've been engaged in all aspects of behavioral health in the past 10 years.

I've published in journals and books as a researcher, taught hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students as an instructor, and provided thousands of hours of assessment and treatment as a therapist and clinical supervisor.

As an active-duty Army psychologist, I conducted assessment and selection for aviators and deployed to Afghanistan, providing treatment there too.

Across these people, settings, and challenges, some basics of my approach have a remained the same.

As a licensed psychologist, I'm your expert ally.

I provide a safe environment, road map, and tools and you decide where we're going.

I don’t believe therapy needs to be painful and endless. Let's have solution-focused, engaged (sometimes irreverent) conversations, challenging old, unhelpful assumptions and habits.

Starting with the first session, I believe your therapist should be focused on making themselves obsolete and getting out of your way. As you build your own mastery of cognitive-behavioral techniques, you'll experience reductions in symptoms and distress. In addition, you can become more resilient, more confident, and independently able to manage your thoughts, feelings, & behaviors.

Professional Qualifications

Education

Emory University

Bachelor of Arts

Florida State University

Master of Science
Doctorate (PhD)

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Clinical Training/Internship

Licenses & Certifications

Virginia

License Number: 0810005334
Issued: 11/19/2015
Verification: https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/Lookup/Index

Texas

License Number: 38507
Independently practicing psychology under Texas Board of Psychology Rules Sec. 501.253 (b)

Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Psychology (APIT)/E. Passport

Issued: 12/2020
Authorizes practice of telehealth in 26 states (as of August 2021)

Additional Certifications

Army Aeromedical Psychology (N7) Qualified

Professional Affiliations

Professional Organizations

American Psychological Association
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Society for Industrial Organizational Psychologists
Texas Psychological Association

Specialties

Extensive experience treating clients with the following presenting concerns & diagnoses:

Anxiety

Panic
Chronic Worry/Generalized Anxiety
Social and Performance Anxiety
Obsessive Compulsive Behavior
Specific Phobias
Health Anxiety

Depression

Grief

Crisis/Traumatic Event Management

Post-Traumatic Stress

including combat-related Moral Injury

Irritability & Problematic Anger

Insomnia/Sleep Difficulties

Ennui*

Preferred Treatment Orientations & Modalities

Cognitive-Behavioral

Behavioral Activation
Cognitive Restructuring
Situational Analysis
Behavioral Experiments
In-vivo Exposure
Imaginal Exposure
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Dream Rescripting
CBT for insomnia

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational enhancement
Harm-reduction

Mindfulness Theory