If you are struggling with low mood or mood swings, anxiety and worry, overthinking or being stuck in your head, or difficulty connecting with others, Rob can help. Rob works with adolescents and adults and is passionate about supporting men in expanding emotional connection with themselves and their loved ones. Rob is skilled at working with clients experiencing big life transitions, career changes or stress and clients navigating their ADHD. He often helps folks find relief and tap into a meaningful life guided by their values. Rob also enjoys working with clients who are experiencing spiritual struggle or difficulties related to religion.
Rob earned a Master's degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina. He also completed post-baccalaureate studies in Psychology, with a particular interest in Contemplative Science. Rob has completed research work in the fields of Medical and Psychological Anthropology.
Specializing in mindfulness-based therapies, Rob has a passion for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. He focused his graduate studies on these therapies and has past experience as an ACT research assistant with Portland Psychotherapy Clinic. Because creative arts can aid in the development of emotional skills, Rob likes to incorporate music in the therapeutic process when appropriate.
With lifelong curiosity about the diversity of human experience, Rob is committed to a careful, respectful, and celebratory approach to cultural difference in therapy. He strives to see clients through a holistic lens, to collaborate in clarifying what you care most about, and to help expand your capacity to live out these values.
Since my first foray into the mental health field over a decade ago, I have worn a variety of hats, all the while exploring vocation in healing and well-being -- from research teams to retreat centers, academics to music. This background informs my holistic lens on therapy. I strive to mirror your essential wholeness, even when everything may seem broken. I draw from evidence-based approaches to working with anxiety and depression. My approach is patient, supportive, warm, and playful. (Watch out for my dry humor -- I love a bad pun!) I also enjoy folding music into sessions with mindfulness practice.