About Us
HELP IS HERE
Therapy
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Stay or Go Decisions
Ending a long term relationship is a pivot point for your life. Partners will be effected. Kids might be involved. Sometimes there are friends and family involved. You might have business concerns to consider. Clients come to me when something has to change. I can either work with you and your partner towards developing a healthier relationship or help create a plan to say goodbye.
Infidelity
Infidelity isn’t just a sexual transgression. Emotional affairs, digital cheating, financial betrayal, and out-of-control sexual behaviors are also considered issues of infidelity. If you or your partner are currently having issues with infidelity we can work through these issues together.
Sexual Health
Sex is rarely talked about, whether you are in a straight or LGBTQIA relationship. Stress, mismatched libido, body image, entitlement, age, and trauma all impact a healthy sexual relationship. Sex therapy and education are fundamental to our best sexual selves. I can help create a safe space to work through your issues and build a better sex life.
Communication
Bad fighting equals a bad relationship. There are always problems within a relationship, but learning how to solve or manage the problems together are key to a successful and healthy partnership. I can teach you how to communicate your needs better using good complaining skills and understand your partner’s needs through effective listening skills.
Author
About ME
No one goes to a therapist to brag about how great their life is going. We go to therapy because everything we tried to make our lives and our relationships better didn’t work. I’m no different. Mine is a recovery story.Once I was a codependent person with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Today, I’m in remission thanks to a great team and regular work.
My own therapy was essential to my recovery. I’m a believer in the process so I’m dedicated to working with others. You can do this work too. Your life and your relationships can be better.
I’m a Gen X, cisgendered, heterosexual white guy. I’m a clinical social worker licensed in Texas and in Colorado. I’m a psychotherapist. I work with people who want better relationships.
I’ve been practicing privately since 2006. Work with me face-to-face in Houston, TX or Telluride, CO. Work with me online wherever you are on VSee.
Prior to opening my psychotherapy business I was a staff social worker at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, TX. I did family therapy as part of their adolescent treatment team. I was a behavior therapist for adolescents in their Obsessive Compulsive Disorders treatment program.
I have a bachelors degree is in business from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. My Master of Business Administration and Master of Social Work are from the University of Houston. I completed fellowships at the Baylor College of Medicine, the Menninger Clinic, and the Houston/Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute. I trained at the Gottman Institute in Seattle, WA up to level three (their are four) and I’m a member of Esther Perel’s online training salon called Sessions. I’m currently in the University of Michigan College of Social Work’s Sexual Health Certificate Program.
I was a business person before I was a psychotherapist. I started my career at my third generation family business as the Director of Human Resources. Later I led a group of environmental testing laboratories in the early 2000s. I returned to run the business after my parents died. I’m happy that the business is still going strong.
I’m also the author of the self help book The Art of Meaningful Living. It was published in 2009 and sold dozens of copies nationwide.
Blog
insights
Effective tips and advice to improve your life and relationships.
Slow Down (apply to as many situations as needed).
There’s good data that shows none of us are as good at multitasking as we think we are. Actually we’re terrible multitaskers. We do our best work when we do things one at a time. You might disagree. I didn’t believe it when I heard it from the folks form University of Washington that taught […]
Sitting With Isn’t as Satisfying as Fixing
We don’t want people to hurt. We especially don’t want our loved ones to hurt. When we care for others and witness their pain it hurts us for them. We want to fix their pain for them. We want to fix their pain for us. If someone’s injured we can administer first aid. If someone’s […]
Self Esteem Can Be Built But We Need Help
Self esteem is the confidence we have in ourselves to adapt, get along, and eventually thrive no matter what life throws at us. Here are a few keys to building your self esteem or your self confidence. 1. We’re not born with good self esteem. It’s built. We have to try new things, figure them […]
Would You Talk To Him the Way You Talk to Yourself?
Nope. You wouldn’t. And I know for sure that I don’t, anymore. Let’s back up a step. You’re talking to yourself all the time. We all are. Do you know what you’re saying? Tune in. Just notice. Notice what you’re telling yourself. Notice how you’re saying it. The tone you use is as important as […]
Our lightning fast emotional reactions might serve us well sometimes or they might get us in big trouble. Anyone who’s gotten a checkup at the doctor knows what their reflexes are. As soon as the doctor hits your knee with that little rubber mallet she can make your leg jump. Our emotions have reflexes too. […]
Thank You…and About My Social Anxiety
Thank you…and about that social anxiety. I’m so surprised and so grateful to all of you that have reached out to me over the last week. Thank you. I hope I didn’t scare anyone. I’ve been living with…fighting…coping with…accepting…depression and anxiety for so long that I assume everyone knows that’s part of my story. In […]
1. Medication won’t do your work but they can make your work much easier to do. Life leaves its marks on all of us. Medicines can help you focus, stabilize your mood, or take the edge off of profound anxiety so that you can figure out how get to work, be a better friend, or […]
Sexual Health Defined
Thank you Doug Braun-Harvey for this definition and for being you. . . Doug is a rockstar in my tiny world of therapy and sex therapy. I’m so lucky to have had Doug as a teacher in my sexual health program at Michigan. Doug introduced sexual health and sexual health models to my world. We […]
Let’s All Think About Our Intentions
Sexual narrative (3 of 3) – It’s humbling and wonderful to be learning so much in my sex therapy training program at Michigan. It’s great to learn frameworks and models that I can use to help clients. This framework of sexual identity is a prime example. I look at all this material as an experienced […]
Desire, Arousal, and Orgasm The Greatest of These is Desire
Sexual narrative (2 of 3) – These are three parts of sexual functioning. It probably tells you something about my personality when I say that my first thought was something like, “God, look how much can go wrong.” On the bright side, look how much can go right! These three don’t all have to happen […]
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4203 Montrose, Suite 350, Houston, TX
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Our life stories are told through our relationships. Don’t like your story so far? Change it. Improve your relationships to improve your life. I can help you.
Some relationships can be amazing with healing and with the right skills. Other relationships need to end. I can help you decide if your relationship can be amazing or if it’s time to say goodbye.
We all seek relationships but are usually unprepared to maintain them. Finding the “right” person or people is the start of making a relationship that’s right for you. The rest can be a life’s work of building your relationship and your sex lives. Learn what you need to tell your own epic story through amazing relationships.
Author
About ME
No one goes to a therapist to brag about how great their life is going. We go to therapy because everything we tried to make our lives and our relationships better didn’t work. I’m no different. Mine is a recovery story.
Once I was a codependent person with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Today, I’m in remission thanks to a great team and regular work.
My own therapy was essential to my recovery. I’m a believer in the process so I’m dedicated to working with others. You can do this work too. Your life and your relationships can be better.
I’m a Gen X, cisgendered, heterosexual white guy. I’m a clinical social worker licensed in Texas and in Colorado. I’m a psychotherapist. I work with people who want better relationships.
I’ve been practicing privately since 2006. Work with me face-to-face in Houston, TX or Telluride, CO. Work with me online wherever you are on VSee.
Prior to opening my psychotherapy business I was a staff social worker at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, TX. I did family therapy as part of their adolescent treatment team. I was a behavior therapist for adolescents in their Obsessive Compulsive Disorders treatment program.
I have a bachelors degree is in business from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. My Master of Business Administration and Master of Social Work are from the University of Houston. I completed fellowships at the Baylor College of Medicine, the Menninger Clinic, and the Houston/Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute. I trained at the Gottman Institute in Seattle, WA up to level three (their are four) and I’m a member of Esther Perel’s online training salon called Sessions. I’m currently in the University of Michigan College of Social Work’s Sexual Health Certificate Program.
I was a business person before I was a psychotherapist. I started my career at my third generation family business as the Director of Human Resources. Later I led a group of environmental testing laboratories in the early 2000s. I returned to run the business after my parents died. I’m happy that the business is still going strong.
I’m also the author of the self help book The Art of Meaningful Living. It was published in 2009 and sold dozens of copies nationwide.
Blog
insights
Effective, affordable classes to improve your life, relationship or marriage.
Slow Down (apply to as many situations as needed).
There’s good data that shows none of us are as good at multitasking as we think we are. Actually we’re terrible multitaskers. We do our best work when we do things one at a time. You might disagree. I didn’t believe it when I heard it from the folks form University of Washington that taught […]
Sitting With Isn’t as Satisfying as Fixing
We don’t want people to hurt. We especially don’t want our loved ones to hurt. When we care for others and witness their pain it hurts us for them. We want to fix their pain for them. We want to fix their pain for us. If someone’s injured we can administer first aid. If someone’s […]
Self Esteem Can Be Built But We Need Help
Self esteem is the confidence we have in ourselves to adapt, get along, and eventually thrive no matter what life throws at us. Here are a few keys to building your self esteem or your self confidence. 1. We’re not born with good self esteem. It’s built. We have to try new things, figure them […]
Would You Talk To Him the Way You Talk to Yourself?
Nope. You wouldn’t. And I know for sure that I don’t, anymore. Let’s back up a step. You’re talking to yourself all the time. We all are. Do you know what you’re saying? Tune in. Just notice. Notice what you’re telling yourself. Notice how you’re saying it. The tone you use is as important as […]
Our lightning fast emotional reactions might serve us well sometimes or they might get us in big trouble. Anyone who’s gotten a checkup at the doctor knows what their reflexes are. As soon as the doctor hits your knee with that little rubber mallet she can make your leg jump. Our emotions have reflexes too. […]
Thank You…and About My Social Anxiety
Thank you…and about that social anxiety. I’m so surprised and so grateful to all of you that have reached out to me over the last week. Thank you. I hope I didn’t scare anyone. I’ve been living with…fighting…coping with…accepting…depression and anxiety for so long that I assume everyone knows that’s part of my story. In […]
1. Medication won’t do your work but they can make your work much easier to do. Life leaves its marks on all of us. Medicines can help you focus, stabilize your mood, or take the edge off of profound anxiety so that you can figure out how get to work, be a better friend, or […]
Sexual Health Defined
Thank you Doug Braun-Harvey for this definition and for being you. . . Doug is a rockstar in my tiny world of therapy and sex therapy. I’m so lucky to have had Doug as a teacher in my sexual health program at Michigan. Doug introduced sexual health and sexual health models to my world. We […]
Let’s All Think About Our Intentions
Sexual narrative (3 of 3) – It’s humbling and wonderful to be learning so much in my sex therapy training program at Michigan. It’s great to learn frameworks and models that I can use to help clients. This framework of sexual identity is a prime example. I look at all this material as an experienced […]
Desire, Arousal, and Orgasm The Greatest of These is Desire
Sexual narrative (2 of 3) – These are three parts of sexual functioning. It probably tells you something about my personality when I say that my first thought was something like, “God, look how much can go wrong.” On the bright side, look how much can go right! These three don’t all have to happen […]
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At its heart psychotherapy is a healing relationship focused on you. It’s constructed so that your therapist is never the center of attention. A therapeutic is intentionally unbalanced and focused on you the client so that you can make the life changes you want. Once you’re committed to doing the work of therapy and not just going through the motions there must be a good fit between you and your therapist. With effort and fit therapy can change your life. Without either it will fail.
Psychotherapy and relationship counseling can provide solutions to specific problems but it can’t implement them. You have to do that. A good therapeutic relationship can play an important part of a broader treatment plan for many mental disorders. Therapy will usually include some exploration of your past which can unearth difficult feelings. Sometimes doing good work feels bad. Thankfully feelings a temporary. When the pain shows up you won’t have to face it alone if you’re in your therapy. Making life changes can be difficult and it will also change your existing relationships. It’s up to you to consider these changes. You can work through consequences, even unexpected ones, with your therapist.
Get in Touch
Call Today
4203 Montrose, Suite 350, Houston, TX
About Us
HELP IS HERE
Therapy
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Stay or Go Decisions
Ending a long term relationship is a pivot point for your life. Partners will be effected. Kids might be involved. Sometimes there are friends and family involved. You might have business concerns to consider. Clients come to me when something has to change. I can either work with you and your partner towards developing a healthier relationship or help create a plan to say goodbye.
Infidelity
Infidelity isn’t just a sexual transgression. Emotional affairs, digital cheating, financial betrayal, and out-of-control sexual behaviors are also considered issues of infidelity. If you or your partner are currently having issues with infidelity we can work through these issues together.
Sexual Health
Sex is rarely talked about, whether you are in a straight or LGBTQIA relationship. Stress, mismatched libido, body image, entitlement, age, and trauma all impact a healthy sexual relationship. Sex therapy and education are fundamental to our best sexual selves. I can help create a safe space to work through your issues and build a better sex life.
Communication
Bad fighting equals a bad relationship. There are always problems within a relationship, but learning how to solve or manage the problems together are key to a successful and healthy partnership. I can teach you how to communicate your needs better using good complaining skills and understand your partner’s needs through effective listening skills.
Author
About ME
No one goes to a therapist to brag about how great their life is going. We go to therapy because everything we tried to make our lives and our relationships better didn’t work. I’m no different. Mine is a recovery story.Once I was a codependent person with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Today, I’m in remission thanks to a great team and regular work.
My own therapy was essential to my recovery. I’m a believer in the process so I’m dedicated to working with others. You can do this work too. Your life and your relationships can be better.
I’m a Gen X, cisgendered, heterosexual white guy. I’m a clinical social worker licensed in Texas and in Colorado. I’m a psychotherapist. I work with people who want better relationships.
I’ve been practicing privately since 2006. Work with me face-to-face in Houston, TX or Telluride, CO. Work with me online wherever you are on VSee.
Prior to opening my psychotherapy business I was a staff social worker at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, TX. I did family therapy as part of their adolescent treatment team. I was a behavior therapist for adolescents in their Obsessive Compulsive Disorders treatment program.
I have a bachelors degree is in business from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. My Master of Business Administration and Master of Social Work are from the University of Houston. I completed fellowships at the Baylor College of Medicine, the Menninger Clinic, and the Houston/Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute. I trained at the Gottman Institute in Seattle, WA up to level three (their are four) and I’m a member of Esther Perel’s online training salon called Sessions. I’m currently in the University of Michigan College of Social Work’s Sexual Health Certificate Program.
I was a business person before I was a psychotherapist. I started my career at my third generation family business as the Director of Human Resources. Later I led a group of environmental testing laboratories in the early 2000s. I returned to run the business after my parents died. I’m happy that the business is still going strong.
I’m also the author of the self help book The Art of Meaningful Living. It was published in 2009 and sold dozens of copies nationwide.
Blog
insights
Effective tips and advice to improve your life and relationships.
Slow Down (apply to as many situations as needed).
There’s good data that shows none of us are as good at multitasking as we think we are. Actually we’re terrible multitaskers. We do our best work when we do things one at a time. You might disagree. I didn’t believe it when I heard it from the folks form University of Washington that taught […]
Sitting With Isn’t as Satisfying as Fixing
We don’t want people to hurt. We especially don’t want our loved ones to hurt. When we care for others and witness their pain it hurts us for them. We want to fix their pain for them. We want to fix their pain for us. If someone’s injured we can administer first aid. If someone’s […]
Self Esteem Can Be Built But We Need Help
Self esteem is the confidence we have in ourselves to adapt, get along, and eventually thrive no matter what life throws at us. Here are a few keys to building your self esteem or your self confidence. 1. We’re not born with good self esteem. It’s built. We have to try new things, figure them […]
Would You Talk To Him the Way You Talk to Yourself?
Nope. You wouldn’t. And I know for sure that I don’t, anymore. Let’s back up a step. You’re talking to yourself all the time. We all are. Do you know what you’re saying? Tune in. Just notice. Notice what you’re telling yourself. Notice how you’re saying it. The tone you use is as important as […]
Our lightning fast emotional reactions might serve us well sometimes or they might get us in big trouble. Anyone who’s gotten a checkup at the doctor knows what their reflexes are. As soon as the doctor hits your knee with that little rubber mallet she can make your leg jump. Our emotions have reflexes too. […]
Thank You…and About My Social Anxiety
Thank you…and about that social anxiety. I’m so surprised and so grateful to all of you that have reached out to me over the last week. Thank you. I hope I didn’t scare anyone. I’ve been living with…fighting…coping with…accepting…depression and anxiety for so long that I assume everyone knows that’s part of my story. In […]
1. Medication won’t do your work but they can make your work much easier to do. Life leaves its marks on all of us. Medicines can help you focus, stabilize your mood, or take the edge off of profound anxiety so that you can figure out how get to work, be a better friend, or […]
Sexual Health Defined
Thank you Doug Braun-Harvey for this definition and for being you. . . Doug is a rockstar in my tiny world of therapy and sex therapy. I’m so lucky to have had Doug as a teacher in my sexual health program at Michigan. Doug introduced sexual health and sexual health models to my world. We […]
Let’s All Think About Our Intentions
Sexual narrative (3 of 3) – It’s humbling and wonderful to be learning so much in my sex therapy training program at Michigan. It’s great to learn frameworks and models that I can use to help clients. This framework of sexual identity is a prime example. I look at all this material as an experienced […]
Desire, Arousal, and Orgasm The Greatest of These is Desire
Sexual narrative (2 of 3) – These are three parts of sexual functioning. It probably tells you something about my personality when I say that my first thought was something like, “God, look how much can go wrong.” On the bright side, look how much can go right! These three don’t all have to happen […]
Get in Touch
Call Today
4203 Montrose, Suite 350, Houston, TX
I provide psychotherapy and counseling a select group of clients. I’ve worked with people to solve specific problems. To marry or to divorce? Stay together or break-up? Have children or not? Open our relationship or not? For all these questions there’s also the question of how to we go forward once a decision is made. I help with that. Clients have come to understand themselves and even change themselves so they can be different in their current relationship or the next.