I am a retired military officer/Veteran with twenty-six (28) years of experience helping people of all ages, ethnic and social backgrounds, and their families deal with stress resulting from extended separations, finances, child rearing, marriage, and bereavement. My wife of 47 years and I have raised three children and have served in community sponsored programs for youth and families.
I own a privately owned counseling business, Hope Counseling LLC, providing professional counseling services to adolescents, adults, couples, premarital and married couples. CBT and Prolonged Exposure trauma trained by the Beck Institute; REBT trained by the Ellis Institute; EMDRIA approved EMDR training by EMDR Consulting; EFT training by the Baltimore-Washington Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT); Couple Counseling trained by the Gottman Institute; Personality Assessment training by the Personality Insights Institute.
Additional areas of focus: Trauma and abuse, Grief, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, ADHD, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Family of origin issues, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Sex addiction
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MD LCPC LC4571
VA LPC 0701006171
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Very personable, professional and understanding. Keeps on-point to identify current state challenge with future state probability and goals.
Written on Oct 22, 2024 after therapy with Esker for 2 months on issues concerning self esteem, and coaching