I help Catholic men develop interior strength and emotional stability through psychotherapy grounded in Thomistic Psychology
Professional Background
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of clinical experience helping men address emotional, relational, spiritual, and behavioral challenges in a range of treatment settings, including hospital-based care, inpatient addiction treatment, and private practice.
My clinical training began during my Master of Social Work program at Northwest Nazarene University, where I developed a strong foundation in clinical assessment, psychotherapy, case formulation, and evidence-informed treatment. During my graduate and post-graduate training, I completed clinical work through multiple internships and treatment settings, including the Veterans Health Administration, the Substance Abuse Treatment Team at the North Florida/South Georgia VA Health System, and inpatient addiction treatment at the Stepping Stone Center for Recovery in Jacksonville.
These experiences shaped my understanding of the complex struggles many men face, including trauma, addiction, emotional reactivity, anxiety, depression, relational conflict, identity concerns, and difficulty integrating responsibility, purpose, and interior stability.
After earning clinical licensure, I continued my work in a group practice setting at Breakthroughs Counseling in Jacksonville, where I provided psychotherapy to individuals and families while further developing my clinical focus on men’s mental health. I later founded San Jose Therapy Services, a private practice dedicated to helping men pursue greater emotional clarity, self-mastery, relational maturity, and purposeful living.
In addition to my psychotherapy training, I earned a Certificate in Thomistic Psychology from the Thomistic Institute of Psychology. This training deepened my understanding of the human person by integrating Catholic anthropology, reason, virtue, the passions, the will, and the intellect. My current clinical work draws from this Thomistic foundation while also integrating compatible psychological approaches to help men understand their interior life, strengthen their judgment, discipline their reactions, and live more freely in accordance with truth, responsibility, and virtue.
Why Catholic Therapy
Most psychotherapy approaches treat emotional symptoms but ignore the deeper structure of the human person.
Catholic philosophical psychology offers a more complete understanding of:
the intellect
the will
the passions
This framework allows therapy to address both psychological and moral development
Thomistic Clinical Framework
Human behavior flows through three levels: Intellect, Will, and Passions
Therapy must address each level.
Professional Standards
While my approach is both supportive and direct, your safety and privacy are my highest priorities.
Credentialed: I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Florida.
Secure: All data is handled with strict adherence to HIPAA and Florida privacy regulations.
Compliant: I maintain clinical records for the required 7-year period as per Florida Administrative Code
