I am excited to launch my new website to address and engage with others on the damaging effects and tools to heal from toxic people and relationships. I’ve been a licensed (LCSW) and practicing therapist for over 23 years and have also had first-hand experience being in a narcissistically abusive relationship.

I’m so excited to announce that I will be married this coming October to a beautiful soul, Amanda. I have 3 young adult boys (19, 23, and 25) and soon to add my soon-to-be 2 teenage step daughters. I have 2 loving labs and a clueless golden doodle. I own a small group practice (Associated Counselors of Tidewater) in Newport News and Virginia Beach, VA. Both my mom and step-father were therapists in which we worked together for nearly 20 years until their retirement several years ago. I also own a job coaching company (Wright Choices, Inc.) for the past 26 years that provides supported employment services to persons with disabilities in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

I have primarily specialized my professional therapy career working with couples. Because of my personal experience with narcissistic abuse, I began to look into the signs, disillusionment, and healing from such a damaging relationship. I did this not only for my personal healing, but my professional development as well. Very little is taught about personality disorders in graduate school let alone narcissistic abuse. I have spent the last several years absorbing knowledge about what exactly the world of toxic relationships and emotional abuse looks like with the hopes that I could help people through this confusing dark place.