About

I didn’t arrive at this work by accident.

 

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been someone people tend to talk to — the person they confide in when something feels complicated or difficult to sort through. I’ve always been drawn to what’s underneath the surface — the patterns and dynamics that often go unnoticed but shape how people feel, relate, and move through their lives.

 

Long before therapy became my profession, those instincts were already shaping how I related to the people around me.

 

I was born and raised in New York and spent my early adult years living in Manhattan before eventually making my way west. Over the last couple of decades in Los Angeles, I built a life, a marriage, and a career working closely with people navigating demanding professional lives and personal turning points. Living in both places shaped how I see the world — combining a bit of New York directness with the reflective pace of California.

 

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I spent many years working alongside entrepreneurs, small business owners, and high-performing professionals. That experience gave me a clear view of the pressure people carry when they’re responsible for companies, families, and major decisions — and how often that pressure goes unspoken.

 

Many of the people I work with today recognize that feeling — capable on the outside, but carrying something heavier underneath that hasn’t been fully addressed.

 

As a gay man who has been with my husband for more than two decades, that lived experience naturally informs my work with individuals and couples navigating identity, partnership, aging, and long-term change. At the same time, my practice is not defined by any one community. I work with adults from a wide range of backgrounds who are interested in understanding themselves more clearly and living with greater intention.