I grew up around addiction. That environment shaped how I understand struggle, resilience, and what change actually requires. It also eventually pointed me toward therapy, first as a client working through my own history, then as a career.

Somewhere along the way, the complexity of human behavior, the brain, and what drives suffering became more compelling than anything I'd built before. I know what it's like to sit with hard questions, to rebuild an identity, to search for direction when the familiar road runs out. That experience informs how I work.

I bring the same rigor I developed as an engineer into the therapy room. Structured thinking, a bias toward honesty, a commitment to going beneath the surface. This work is collaborative and direct, built around the belief that real change comes from understanding yourself more deeply, not just managing symptoms more effectively.