As a young counselor working with disadvantaged children, I saw firsthand what trauma can do. I really wanted to help them.

Starting my journey with the typical idealism of an aspiring therapist, I picked up a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Wurzweiller school of Social Work, garnered two social work licenses in two continents, and worked for multiple public and private agencies in two countries. I wasn't fulfilled. 
After almost 10 years working in the field, I was in a real dilemma.
I had not come across any therapy modality that actually healed trauma, chronic anxiety or powerful stress! All I learned were ways to cope with it. 

By then, I already had a large family, many responsibilities and no time to go to school and learn another trade.
I was considering dropping the whole field of mental health and pursuing something else which my heart wasn’t into.
I was anxious and stressed…and here I am, supposed to be the therapist…..

Well, I can certainly say I learned a thing or two about what frustrated and hard-working people are experiencing when they’ve given it their all and are not where they want to be! As if on cue, a friend of mine introduced me to EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I was immediately skyrocketed to a whole new dimension of therapy disciplines that actually, well… WORK!!!
 
My hobbies are exercising, reading, playing with my children and learning about Abe Lincoln, as well as publicly impersonating his character (much to the dismay of my wife and children :).