
If your concern for others and attunement to the world feels more like a curse than a strength, you’re in the right place.
Ready to stop adapting and start living?
I work with people who think deeply, care intensely, and want to live with purpose. That depth is part of their gift — but it also makes navigating life harder. That’s especially true when they’re always adapting, (over)analyzing, and struggling to stand up to the pressures of a world that seems to care less and less about acceptance, humanity, and identity.
I'm a therapist and coach based in Sacramento, California, working virtually with therapy clients throughout the state and coaching clients throughout the country.
If your mind is always full, your heart is always trying, and you’re (quietly) exhausted from trying to make it all work, I see you, and I can help. Take a look around to learn more.


Is This You?
Here for the big-thinking (and occasionally overthinking), deep feeling, never-quite-fitting-in types.
How it Works
Formulas Quick Fixes A collaborative partnership designed to meet you where you are and help you get where you want to go.
About Steve
Recovering nice guy. Seeker. Sensitive Rebel. Learn more about my background and how I came to do this work.
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