The Uncommon Path

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I spent four years in undergraduate school majoring in psychology, building the "skeletal system" of clinical theory- the foundation of who I am as a clinician. I then spent another two and a half years in graduate school earning my clinical Master's degree, adding the "muscle."

Now, near the completion of over two years as a Resident in Counseling, I am breathing life into it all—adding the "breath."

It is this breath that has transformed The Center for Life into so much more than where we began ten years ago, and far more than just a business of therapy. It is a sanctuary of hope, of balance, and of life!

The Solid Ground

This has been my journey—a path filled with curves, dips, and shifting peaks, but always resting on solid ground. That solid ground was, and still is, anchored in my faith: in God the Creator; in Jesus the Christ, through whom all things were made; and in the Holy Spirit, who teaches and guides me daily.

This is not just any path. It is my path—the "Uncommon Path"—often defined by resistance, turbulence, and refining fires. It has demanded deep humility, servitude, surrender, abiding, and obedience. As I often ask my ministry family:

How can you obey if you will not surrender?

How can you surrender if you will not abide?

And how can you abide if you will not first submit!?

The Great Exchange

You may walk your own unique journey, but this is how I walk the path placed before me—not simply because I chose it, but because it chose me. It called me to bridge the spiritual and the clinical so I could reach people from all walks of life, regardless of their faith or background, who might benefit from knowing me—just as I am deeply enriched by knowing them.

This is a great exchange. Perhaps not equal, but it is precisely how balance is struck, lives are transformed, and hope is restored. To everyone who has met me on this road and entrusted me with their story and their purpose: thank you.

All that I do is dedicated to your good, so that purpose may be fulfilled through this great exchange on this Uncommon Path.