My Bio

Therapist / Speaker / Author / Coach

EXPERIENCE

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Speaker, Author, and Coach, with over 22 years of experience in helping people transform their lives and relationships. I’m currently in private practice in Plano, TX, and besides speaking, writing and coaching, I am part of a collaborative project with the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University, the WinShape Foundation and the Center for Vocational Ministry at Azusa Pacific University, where I help teach and equip pastors about mental health issues in the Church (my specialty is anxiety and depression).

I have worked in the contexts of the Church, community mental health agencies, business and non-profit organizations, and private practice. I am also the author of The Anxious Christian: Can God Use Your Anxiety for Good? and What It Means to be a Man: God’s Design for Us in a World Full of Extremes, as well as a contributor to several others.

From 2010-2014 I also served on staff as a marriage therapist for The Hideaway Experience in Amarillo, TX, where I co-led 4 day marriage intensives.

Prior to becoming a full-time therapist I was the college pastor at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, serving primarily on the campuses of UCLA, USC, LMU, as well with a large number of young adults from the entertainment industry in and around Los Angeles. I also served on staff part-time from 2008-2011 at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, TX where I was primarily responsible to care for the youth staff, provide crisis counseling for students and families in the youth department, and teach bi-monthly parenting classes for parents of youth.

One of the things I like to do for fun and personal growth is to get outdoors and camp, run, bike, and fastpack. I am an avid runner having completed distances all the way from 5K to 50 Miles. One of my favorite trail races is the Palo Duro Trail Run 50K and 50 Mile.

I live in McKinney, Texas with my wife Heather and our two children.

If you are interested in a longer biography about my life and journey to becoming a therapist who is passionate about working with people, then read on.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

I’m licensed in the state of Texas as a Marriage and Family Therapist (#201264). I’m a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, member of the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, and a member and former Vice-President (2012-2014) for the Dallas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

I served as an advisory board member to Pure Hope (2010-2014) which works in the area of sex trafficking, pornography, sexuality/technology, while helping provide resources to parents and communities.

Please check out more about my credentials and verified quality therapeutic work at Good Therapy and Psychology Today.