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I pursued a degree in religious studies because of a deep interest in religion and spirituality and how these connect to quality of life and life purpose. From here, I decided that I would try helping people through working with the homeless.

After working with homeless people at the Calgary Drop-In Centre for a few years, I realized that I did not have enough skills to help them. I grew in my compassion and desire to help the poor and disadvantaged, but I knew that I just didn’t have the tools and the resources to help them in more in-depth ways. I wanted to help them make changes, so I realized that I needed to study more about how to help people change.

I enrolled in a Master’s degree program in Counselling. I finished this degree and the subsequent steps to become a Registered Psychologist, at the same time as I worked in various capacities with the homeless population: Supervisor, Building Supervisor, Case Manager, Counsellor, and Mental Health Clinician. In this time, I became the first ever Registered Psychologist at the Calgary Drop-In Centre – Canada’s largest homeless shelter.

I also completed a practicum at Calgary Counselling Centre and did some subsequent contract therapy through them afterwards. 6 years ago, I decided to branch out and start my own private practice – Authentic Psychology.

I’m calm and rational, empathic, sincere, open-minded, and a good listener. I truly enjoy getting to know people, finding their strengths and genuine values, and helping them overcome barriers to becoming authentic and intentional in living out their own unique purpose.

I’m born and raised Canadian, yet I’m fascinated by other cultures and ways of being in relationships with others—especially those societies which amplify community and interconnectedness. I have a complex spiritual and scientific worldview which I love to discuss and debate; however, I don’t impose my belief system on others, especially in a therapy context. Rather, I love to listen to and empathize with others’ views on any topic that is important to them. I do this without judgment.

I am a father to three wonderful children, and I am very social–after a long day of counselling, I often find myself hungry for even more interpersonal connections! I also enjoy reading non-fiction (mostly psychology) books, podcasts and articles, discussing and debating interesting ideas, exercising and rollerblading, playing card games and board games, and getting out to festivals, community gatherings and parties, and various other fun activities. My future passion that I am working towards building is community co-housing where groups of adults and children can do life together within the context of the sharing economy.