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About My Clients
Do you feel misunderstood? Not truly accepted by the people around you? Do you feel like your struggles are pathologized rather than appreciated? So often those who deviate from the norm are told they are broken and in need of repair -- code for being more typical and simply fitting in so that the people around you can feel more comfortable. Together we will instead explore your true self, and help you better understand who you are and who you want to become.
My Background and Approach
Unlike so many of my colleagues, I didn’t enter college expecting to become a therapist. Teachers, family, and friends expected me to become “a scientist” and I entered engineering school as expected. The first few years were exciting as we learned about the universe and how to predict it, but I quickly found myself gravitating to more personal work — tutoring, teaching, and working as a crisis counselor for The Suicide Prevention Center. I have done research work as an engineer and neuroscientist, academic work as Chair of Marriage & Family Therapy at The Chicago School, and of course counseling as a Licensed MFT. This varied background has shaped my approach, affording me an especially broad view of what it means to be different in modern society. Together we will explore that experience and help you stand out comfortably rather than merely "fit in." As an eng
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe difference is what allows society to flourish. To me, so many of our psychological struggles come from a disconnect between what the outside world expects from us and who we really are. As a neurodivergent therapist I can especially attest to how difficult this can be when we take in those external expectations and make them our own. For me, therapy is about first understanding our own authentic self, and then making changes based on our own beliefs and priorities rather than merely those "given" to us by the outside world. In this way we all can become agents of change that improve not only our own lives, but the world around us too.