Hi, I’m Guy, it’s nice to meet you.

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It Took Me A While to Get Here, Here’s Why.

I discovered my calling to be a therapist in my twenties. Now in my forties, you might wonder about the decades in between. The truth is, like many significant dreams, mine took a unique path to unfold.

And I'm deeply grateful it did. My journey has gifted me with decades of lived experience that I bring into every session. With insights gleaned from the foundational work of a family farm, blended with the strategic thinking of a corporate consultant. I've known the unexpected emptiness that can come with achieving what you thought you wanted. I've intimately experienced loss, tragedy, and grief. Perhaps most profoundly, I've learned to transform my relationship with anxiety, shifting it from a burden to a familiar presence. My own path also includes breaking free from the relentless pursuit of an "unachievable physique" to find genuine peace and gratitude for my body's form, and transforming my relationship with food from fear to appreciative enjoyment, letting go of binge eating. This isn't just my story; it's the foundation of how I connect with and support you.

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It all Started on a Family Farm

That's me at thirteen, fully immersed in the grueling work of a family farm during rice harvest. I've never worked harder in my life. This was the path I was expected to follow, my lifelong career laid out before me. Yet, I ultimately chose to leave it all behind, drawn instead to explore a career in music.

A Different Tune

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Before I ever left the family farm, the concept of work felt purely transactional. It wasn't until I stepped into the world as a professional musician that I truly understood work could be so much more—a source of profound fulfillment. To this day, music remains a big part of my life, but now, it's a cherished hobby, something I embrace purely for fun and when the inspiration strikes.

Not All Who Wander Are Lost

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Once music settled into its rightful place as a cherished hobby, a new question emerged: what was next? Some of life's biggest adventures, I've found, unfold precisely when you don't know what's coming. Through an uncanny sequence of events, I landed in construction, working on a sports arena project. It was there I truly discovered the profound joy and purpose that comes from contributing to something far bigger than myself. This experience was the catalyst that spurred me to return to college, where I instinctively chose behavioral science as my major.

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A Drive to Help, Rediscovered

While pursuing my undergraduate degree, a part-time role as a program coordinator at my university became far more than just a job. Here, I supported educational programs that genuinely transformed lives, helping individuals transition from low-skill hourly work to salaried positions with benefits. This also became my first professional role, and it was here that I truly honed my drive to help others, finding deep reward in the process. Yet, as my career progressed, I found myself moving away from direct impact and more towards administration andwondering what might be next.

The Dream that Wouldn’t Stop Nudging Me

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Soon enough, the chance to do something truly different presented itself: an offer to join a consulting firm. Here, I found a new kind of reward in helping organizations identify and navigate change, and even got to travel the world—until the pandemic brought everything to a halt. In many ways, consulting and therapy share a surprising kinship: both involve entering someone else's world and guiding them toward a desired future, using their existing resources. There was a time I thought consulting would be my final career, one I'd retire from. But the persistent dream of being a psychotherapist kept tugging at me. Yet, with each passing year, the idea of returning to school and starting over in a new career felt increasingly daunting. Still, I believe there is no reward without risk, and fear often marks the path of our next great adventure.

The Culmination: A Journey Towards You.

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And so, I took the leap. Returning to graduate school in my forties, I now find myself here, a graduate intern, yet it still feels profoundly surreal to have the honor of sitting with individuals as they bravely navigate their path towards a life they deeply believe in. This journey, I've come to realize, is one I'm still on, and becoming a psychotherapist truly feels like the culmination of every step that came before.

From learning the selfless dedication of growing food for people I'd never meet, to discovering how to channel creativity for emotional expression, to conceptualizing a massive project like a sports arena and breaking it into achievable steps, to directly supporting others as they bravely changed their lives, and even thriving in the high-stakes world of corporate consulting – each experience has shaped who I am today. And it is this rich tapestry of "all of this, and more" that I bring to every client I work with. I earnestly hope my life's experiences have made me worthy of the trust you place in me. And yes, I truly hope this is my very last career change... hahaha.