Campus Study Extern
Pronouns: He/Him
Education:
BS, Sociology and Psychology, University of Oregon
MS, Counseling, Family, and Human Services, University of Oregon
Professional Interests: My approach to therapy is client centered and collaborative. Our social contexts and multiple identities have profound effects on how we feel and are treated by the people and systems in our lives. With this in mind, I view clients as experts in their own lives. I believe it is essential to frame problems and potential solutions within each client’s unique experience of power, privilege, and oppression. I use evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy to help clients hold their present thoughts and behaviors up to light, examining them with the goal of increasing self-acceptance, building upon strengths, and changing things that are no longer working. I am passionate about suicide prevention and my work here at the UO is focused on helping clients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors build a life worth living.