University of North Carolina-Charlotte, B.A., B.S. | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.Div. | Drew Divinity School, D.Min.

I have been in ministry since 1981. After serving two years as a chaplain in tertiary care hospitals, I felt I could better serve people as a pastoral counselor. I have been engaged in the practice of pastoral counseling since 1984.

I work with persons who range in age from preteen to the elderly. My practice encompasses individuals, couples, and families. My goal is to help each person find the path that is healthiest for them, where they can live a life that is meaningful, satisfying, and hopeful.

As a pastoral counselor, my goal is to help each person use the unique strengths of their faith in their life. It is never my goal to tell someone what they must believe, nor to impose my faith on them. I believe the spiritual component of our life is vital to every other segment of our life. It is my goal to honor the movement of the Spirit in each person’s life and to help my clients discover ways to live more fully.

My training has been from a psychoanalytic-psychodynamic tradition, as well as in family systems theory. I find that combining both of these approaches gives a depth of understanding of the difficulties people experience.
The labyrinth has been used for centuries as a tool for meditation, reflection, and spiritual growth. Unlike a maze which is often used to confuse or trap, a labyrinth has one entrance, a single, though winding path which leads to the center. After spending some time in that center, one returns along the same path, and exits where they entered, but with new lessons learned, and hopefully an improved vision of their life.

I feel honored to walk along the journey with persons who seek therapy. I consider it a sacred trust. I believe that the process of counseling is similar to walking the labyrinth, moving forward with pauses for reflection, and returning to a starting point different than when we entered.