About Open Space Therapy

My history within mental health has been a little meandering, a lot confusing, and very impactful on my own personal development.

In short, I have grown disillusioned by working for company after company that spent more resources chasing their bottom lines than they did building their staff to improve client and patient outcomes. Candidly, I got tired of being burned by big pitches and huge missions that lost the plot of quality client care, and I recognized that I had the ability to do something about it. From this, Open Space Therapy was born and developed with a simple, yet powerful, mission that is grounded in my own personal values and supported by the ethical framework underpinning sound social work and therapeutic standards.

Core Values

• The inherent dignity and respect of each person

• The autonomy and self-efficacy of each individual

• The central need for both transparency and accountability

• The use of evidence-based and evidence-informed practices

• The primacy of the therapeutic relationship

• The recognition of the uniqueness and beauty of each person

• The awareness that we all reside within systems, both small and large

• The need for ongoing self-reflection and respect for cultural and contextual differences

• The value of collaborative work that centers each person

Behind the Therapist

At the end of the day, I’m just a guy with a dream to help other people in different places in their life. I view it as an honor and a privilege to bear witness to you and your life, and I both want to hear what you have to say and am deeply interested in all things you.

About me, the person behind the therapist:

• I enjoy playing doubles beach volleyball (and indoor, turf, and grass!)

• I enjoy long-distance running and want to run my first ultra-marathon in 2026

• I am an avid reader and enjoy: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Psychological Thrillers the most

  • 2025 Book of the Year: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

• I am a life-long learner and have interest in eventually pursuing a Ph.D

• I am learning how to play Dungeons and Dragons

• I am a very average Settlers of Catan player

• My first job out of high school was loading semi-trailers with bread products

• I have an odd fascination with hoof-repair veterinary videos (poor cows!)

• I write bad poetry and enjoy prose and beautiful words

• I enjoy humor, laughter, and value goofiness in my life

• I participate in a Karaoke League and love a good show tune