About Justin: Primary Therapist

I have been blessed in my life to find an amazing life partner. I am married with two kids who are the center of our lives. I very much enjoy being a father and find ways to have a healthy work/life balance to spend time with my kids.

I have always had a desire to know others in a deep way. This first manifested itself in me wanting to be a Catholic priest. As I pursued this course, I came to find that there were other ways to be of help to others. I found that pursuing a career in counseling and marriage & family therapy will enable me to help others in a much broader way. 

I chose the Marriage & Family Therapist path as it is the degree that provides training not just in individual therapy, but couples therapy, marriage counseling, and family therapy as well. We all have a tribe we belong to, and this tribe also has influence on our mental health. Having training in individual, couples, and family therapy allows me to address challenges in each of these areas where needed.

I have been providing teen therapy, young adult counseling, family therapy, couples therapy, and marriage counseling since 2020. My counseling and therapy path has provided me a wide variety of experience as a counselor.

In my free time I enjoy watching movies/anime, roasting coffee beans, and reading. 

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My Therapy Approach 

When providing therapy for teens, young adults, families, and couples, I use my natural curiosity of getting to know others. I like to ask questions that help my clients think differently about the challenges they are encountering.

Teens have very unique challenges that young adults may not face. And while young adults are now in the "adult" category, they face new, unique challenges they may not have encountered before. In couples therapy and marriage counseling, it is important to help people discover things that, because they are in the midst of the challenges, may not have observed before.

As a therapist, it has and continues to be important to me that I work hard on my own personal growth so that I can help others on their journeys. The more I work on my own personal progress, the better I am at helping others.

My primary theoretical models focus on those that are supported by research and have been shown to be effective. I have been trained and use Bowen Family Systems theory, Structural Family Therapy, and Strategic Family Therapy.

I focus on the personhood of my clients whether working in teen therapy, young adult counseling, family counseling, or couples therapy. We are not our symptoms. Focusing on the person and not the symptoms I find helps people utilize their unique strengths to heal and achieve their goals.

My approach is unique from that of most teen, young adult, family, and couples counselors because of my background in family systems theory. I love working with families experiencing difficulties with conflict, anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, depression, and behavioral issues.

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