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    Are you overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors? Maybe you are losing the battle with pornography or you and your partner are working through an affair. Perhaps you struggle to believe that God even sees you at all. Whatever the issue, let’s address it together. As your counselor, I will help you uncover the root of these thoughts, behaviors, and emotions, and together we will work toward creating realistic and trackable goals for you to accomplish. I offer an open-minded space where you can explore difficult topics and challenging questions, while providing gentle direction based on solid, evidence-based practices.

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    When God created us, He created us as sexual beings. This was good. Sex is good. Not only is sex good, but sexuality and sexual pleasure is a good gift from our Creator.  Unfortunately, many “religious” communities often cast sex as inherently shameful—as though God winced His way through His creation of human sexual passion. These shame narratives have made talking about sex uncomfortable and complicated for many people. We no longer live in the “before,” when all was

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    Acknowledging one’s own experience of depression (or any other mental health issue for that matter) can be difficult for many individuals. It requires one to be brutally honest and admit vulnerability. This can be particularly true for men, whom society expects to be strong, silent, and unmoved. Any admission of emotions or internal hardship is a sign of weakness to be avoided at all costs. Most men do not feel safe to come out and acknowledge their struggle with

  • The Christian’s Guide to Self Improvement

    It is all too human to experience seasons of life in which we find ourselves to be without, lacking some fine quality which we believe might bring us a greater caliber of life than the sub-par version we currently feel stuck in. At times, we look outward, seeking the good life in the accruement of things, wealth, and pleasures. Other times, we look into the mirror and rightly conclude that the lacking is not external, but internal. These are