About
Professional Bio:
I am a teacher, author, psychotherapist, consultant, and international trainer of Strategic and Solution-Based Therapies, Transpersonal and Holistic mind-body therapies, and creative counseling applications. I have a doctorate in Counseling Psychology and have worked as a therapist for over twenty years.
I am a full-time Psychology Professor at Aiken Technical College and an adjunct faculty member at the California Institute of Human Science. I am also a Board-Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and a member of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of the Bay Area. I am the author of several books on psychotherapy, healing, and personal development, and my work has been featured in such media outlets as “The Science of Psychotherapy,” “Shrink Rap Radio,” “UK Health Radio,” “ABC Radio,” and “New Thinking Allowed,” among others.
For the past few years, I have focused my research on what specific elements need to be present in order for clients to have a “magical experience” in their therapy or coaching sessions. To discover the esoteric ingredients needed to create transformational outcomes, I began studying a variety of diverse healing practitioners, including psychotherapists, life coaches, hypnotists, shamans, parapsychologists, Buddhist and Vedic healers, Hoodoo root workers, energy healers, neurobiologists, and psychic mediums. From all of these interactions, I learned that techniques and theories are secondary to the unique elements required to create truly transformative and magical healing experiences. My goal for my work is to help others learn to create magical outcomes in both their professional and personal lives.
Personal Bio:
I am a middle-aged man presently living in the Southeastern United States. I have been married, divorced, re-married, and raised step-children. I am honored to come from a family lineage of farmers, teachers, military, law enforcement, school bus drivers, and land surveyors. As I grow older, I find more enjoyment in the simple things in life, such as tending to my backyard plants, enjoying a good cup of tea, and studying Zen and Taoist Philosophy.
