History
I saw my first client in January 1982 at Seattle Mental Health Institute (as it was called back then) in the Older Adults Department. I also worked at Highline Community Mental Health in 1983.
I moved from Seattle to Eugene in September '83 and began graduate school at the University of Oregon, College of Education, Counseling Psychology Department. We grad students worked with low-income individuals and couples from the community.
After getting my masters I worked with chronically mentally ill at Laurel Hill Center training them to be self-reliant and learn janitorial skills.
In August 1986 I moved to Ashland, Oregon and took Hakomi therapist trainings 40 hours a week for 7 months.
Once I completed those trainings I worked with chronically mentally ill clients at Josephine County Mental Health in Grants Pass.
I moved back to Seattle in June 1988 and began seeing individuals at Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities part-time. I was also part of the first team of therapists that worked with the University of Washington ARIES program helping men who have sex with men use safer sex practices.
In October of that year I saw my first client in my private practice.
Right away I began to attract male survivors of sexual abuse and by February 1989 began leading groups for male survivors. I lead one or two groups throughout the '90s.
As clients have been increasingly my primary referral source, my practice changed to include more clients dealing with other sexual issues besides trauma - orientation and coming-out issues for example - as well as issues of transition, developmental stages (eg. "mid life crisis") and couple/relationships issues.
In March 2013 I heard Kate Stewart speak to the Seattle Counselors Association and learned that the broader therapeutic community had become aware of polyamory, open relationships, relationships with sexual kinks and non-judgmental language for this community as well as understanding of the therapeutic processes here including ground rules and attachment issues that arise. As I have been working with the sex-positive community for nearly my entire career I started marketing myself as a Pro-Sex therapist at that time and continue to do so.
Since the COVID Pandemic started in 2020, I have been seeing clients via Zoom as well as in-person.
I moved from Seattle to Eugene in September '83 and began graduate school at the University of Oregon, College of Education, Counseling Psychology Department. We grad students worked with low-income individuals and couples from the community.
After getting my masters I worked with chronically mentally ill at Laurel Hill Center training them to be self-reliant and learn janitorial skills.
In August 1986 I moved to Ashland, Oregon and took Hakomi therapist trainings 40 hours a week for 7 months.
Once I completed those trainings I worked with chronically mentally ill clients at Josephine County Mental Health in Grants Pass.
I moved back to Seattle in June 1988 and began seeing individuals at Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities part-time. I was also part of the first team of therapists that worked with the University of Washington ARIES program helping men who have sex with men use safer sex practices.
In October of that year I saw my first client in my private practice.
Right away I began to attract male survivors of sexual abuse and by February 1989 began leading groups for male survivors. I lead one or two groups throughout the '90s.
As clients have been increasingly my primary referral source, my practice changed to include more clients dealing with other sexual issues besides trauma - orientation and coming-out issues for example - as well as issues of transition, developmental stages (eg. "mid life crisis") and couple/relationships issues.
In March 2013 I heard Kate Stewart speak to the Seattle Counselors Association and learned that the broader therapeutic community had become aware of polyamory, open relationships, relationships with sexual kinks and non-judgmental language for this community as well as understanding of the therapeutic processes here including ground rules and attachment issues that arise. As I have been working with the sex-positive community for nearly my entire career I started marketing myself as a Pro-Sex therapist at that time and continue to do so.
Since the COVID Pandemic started in 2020, I have been seeing clients via Zoom as well as in-person.