I am a seasoned Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), AAMFT Approved Supervisor, ASSECT Certified Sex Therapist/Supervisor and an IFS Certified Therapist/Approved Clinical Consultant in private practice providing telehealth/virtual therapy to US residents in DC, MD, VA, NC, FL as well as to UK and Ireland residents. I offer a collaborative, non-pathologizing and systemic approach to therapy. I also have a passion for teaching and supervision.

Before transitioning to my full-time private practice, I worked for the federal government for 14 years. This included active duty military service with the U.S. Army, civil service with the United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs where I served as the director of the DC Vet Center and in my last position as the director of the Alexandria Vet Center.

I have a passion for learning and a curiosity to understand and explore other cultures, which led me to spend my senior year in high school at School Year Abroad in Rennes, France and my junior year at Penn State University in Strasbourg, France. These early life experiences allowed me to think globally and appreciate the myriad dimensions of diversity and multiculturalism. It also allowed me to think critically in another language.

Throughout my career, I have enthusiastically welcomed many opportunities – and in many different capacities – to live and travel throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. These travels led me to meet and eventually marry my amazing Tunisian born wife to whom I owe a debt of gratitude. She has provided me with invaluable insights into our multicultural marriage and stepfamily dynamics. Ultimately, this has taught me how to become a more insightful and compassionate human being – and what I hope to be a better therapist.