About Tony

I’m a life-long student of human nature and love being a therapist — helping others heal, create and . connect. I bring first-hand experience navigating and bridging different cultures. And I work hard to continually improve and fine-tune my skills and knowledge so that I can best serve my clients.

I have a particular passion for helping people explore their identities and relationships, finding their own authentic balance on the continuums of connection and autonomy; risk and safety; and adventure with comfort of the familiar.

In addition to working in several private practice settings, I have clinical experience in community agencies and a university counseling center, as well as leadership coaching in the private sector. I became a therapist later in life, following careers in advocacy, marketing and sales. Both my personal and professional journeys inform my work. Some of my credentials and training are listed below.

Education

Master of Clinical Social Work, Catholic University of America

Bachelor of Science, Journalism, The University of Kansas

Advanced Training

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) from AEDP Institute

Psychedelic Assisted Therapy | 2024

Level 2 AEDP Essential Skills | 2023 - 2024

Level 1 AEDP Immersion with Diana Fosha | 2023

Two-Year Clinical Program on Psychotherapy Practice from Washington School of Psychiatry | 2020 - 2022

Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) - LGBTQ+ Centered from The British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre | 2022

Developmental Model of Couples Therapy Training: Attachment, Differentiation & Neuroscience under Ellyn Bader Ph.D., Couples Institute | 2019 - 2020

Fellowship: Contemporary Forms of Psychoanalysis from Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy + Psychoanalysis (ICP+P) | 2019 - 2020

Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) from Co-Active Training Institute | 2013 - 2014

Co-Active Leadership from Co-Active Training Institute | 2012 - 2013