I developed my approach to counseling following multiple years of clinical practice and teaching. Many of my original clients had been in therapy before, often for more than a year, working on the same problems with little positive change to report. They seemed stuck in their problematic thinking, feeling, and doing. I realized I needed to provide them with something different - A different type of counseling focused on the principles of hope, change, and competence. 

Since then, I have seen my clients more effectively manage work/life stress, connect more deeply with their partners, decrease their depression and sense of loneliness, improve school-related issues, and generally feel better. They do the work; I just set the stage.