Much of my work can be described as helping people achieve relationship mastery through collaborative mentoring.

I believe we all struggle with some universal challenges to intimacy.  There is rarely a "bad guy" when a couple is struggling.  People have a natural capacity to find solutions to  problems, to discover strategies to improve relationships, and to overcome self-imposed obstacles within the right therapeutic relationship.  My job is to provide you with a supportive ear, compassionate feedback, and to ask questions that bring you to ideas for action.   It is also to help couples find a new way to be with one another that warms the heart and brings people together again as allies.

Aside from the private practice in Gaithersburg, MD, I also teach at the Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences where I train doctoral level psychology students assessment and therapy skills, including marital and couple's therapy.  I am married and live with my family in Montgomery Village, Maryland.

I provide comprehensive psychiatric care, psychotherapy as well as evaluation, recommendation, and oversight of medication. By offering a “one-stop shop,” I can eliminate redundancy in appointments and the need for coordination between providers. As a board certified psychiatrist* I am well-versed in the latest research and indications for psychiatric medications. However, that is only one aspect of treatment, and not necessary for many people. With ten years as a military physician, I can provide you with extensive experience in treating adult-onset trauma within a highly confidential therapeutic relationship. I am a candidate in the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, and prefer to see clients at least weekly for individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

*Board Certified Psychiatrist and Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology