I see my clients in the context of the systems in which they live; family being the primary system. While I am convicted that my clients benefit from psychotherapy and other forms of psychiatric care and have seen people achieve sobriety and begin recovery from chemical substances through support groups, it would be insufficient to say that I have seen such treatment impart genuine life to anyone. For, I believe that at our very core it is life that we lack and therefore this abscence of true life can only be satisfied through the source of life. "And Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst'" (John 6:35). Obviously the core problem for each of us is a spiritual one.

I recognize that in order to address the spiritual issues it is often necessary to work from the outside to the inside; like concentric circles on a target moving from ring to ring until we reach the "bullseye." Jesus often worked in such a way. He recognized the other needs that people had (physical, emotional, social, and economic) and he addressed them first as a sign of empathy before going to the heart of the matter, "WE LACK LIFE."

I also recognize that well meaning people have neglected to follow this example. Some religious folks have scoffed at the therapeutic community that can often be guilty of treating only those needs which are seen (i.e. symptoms). That is a legitimate complaint. However, I also recognize that some people want to "spiritualize" the issue to the neglect of dealing with genuine physical, social, emotional, and economic issues mentioned earlier.

Therefore, I am committed to a treatment process that will offer clinical insight into stated problems using my skills as a trained therapist and based upon research and scholarship. Further, I balance my work with Biblical insight so that you can better utilize God's inspired word to deal with life's most challenging problems with real and practical strategies.