I grew up on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. For me, life changed at age 7 when my parents divorced and my family system changed. Once the reality of this change took hold and I started moving from parent to parent and place to place, I began to be filled with insecurities, anxiety, and disappointment. I also experienced trauma from the challenging family dynamics I experienced during this time. To cope as a teenager, my focus changed from dealing with the pain of these challenges with my family to relying on my friends. I buried my feelings and spent a lot of my time angry and not knowing really what I was angry about. It finally took the loss of my marriage to discover the profound anxiety and sadness that was ultimately at the unconscious helm of my life. Learning from this drove me much deeper into myself only to uncover the lessons of what that anger and anxiety was directing me to... my own voice and how to express that while still holding onto himself.
I have spent over 30 years in the permaculture, health food and horticulture industries, owning and operating a couple of small businesses. During this time, I also pursued many personal and professional developments. Notably, many years were spent doing work with Landmark Education and with Unity Institute, volunteering and chairing their board of directors. I also participated in Unity Institute's leadership courses with an intention to pursue my master’s in divinity. My journey has also included studying shadow work coaching and participating in Men's work.I named my business Solid Ground Counselling to honour all of my years in horticulture and the many gifts that it has given me, and also to acknowledge the direct connection between one's own growth, the seasons it may endure and the layers of solid ground that are required to flourish. I believe nature has many parallels to our own healing and wholeness and provides many analogies that we can learn from and implement into our daily lives.
I have now found my passion in Transpersonal Counselling and bring my life experience, my training, and my love for people, to my practice as a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor. I am a father of a teenager and feel a deep love and appreciation for those important years. My divorce allowed me to realize my passion for romantic and intimate partnerships that not only work, but also deeply add to the quality of each partner's life. Relationships can provide us with our deepest pain, and also our most profound learning. I am passionate about people discovering who they really are and living a life that is fulfilling, connected to their own personal values, while transforming the painful and limiting beliefs that may be blocking their path to a mature and flourishing life.
