Introduction

In September of 2022, I permanently moved from New Jersey to Hilton Head Island: my “happy place” as I call it. My large Irish-Catholic family of golf & tennis lovers have spent our vacation time on HHI since 1972 and have loved it ever since. 

I am a clinical psychotherapist by training (NJ LPC, 2007) so when I moved to HHI I began to think about how I could still work with people to help them find positive change in their lives outside of the traditional psychotherapy format. And then one day it became clear to me. I was playing 9 holes with my father who started to harshly criticize his golf game and I kicked into my clinical mode and offered him new perspectives on his mental game by asking a few simple questions. ZenGolfTx was born. (Tx is a medical abbreviation for therapy) 

I have an eclectic clinical background in behavioral healthcare that I have gathered over the course of my 24-year career in the field but it’s fair to say that I am Mindfulness-Based CBT by orientation. I’ve worked in every kind of treatment facility available including residential, inpatient hospital, detox & rehab, partial outpatient hospital, and private practice. 

I graduated with a BA and MA in Counseling Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ in 2002 and went on to work towards a PhD in Counseling Psychology that I did not complete (long story). I am certified in EMDR & REBT and have trained with cutting-edge leaders in the field and I continue to do so today. 

I have had the honor of helping thousands of people and families restore health and happiness to their lives and I’ve always worked to reduce the stigma associated with receiving help for anxiety, depression etc. 

I am a good listener, and I can get to the core of an issue quickly. My clinical intuition is sharp and I don’t need years and years of time with a client to help them produce positive change. I teach people how to manage their own “mental game” via increased awareness of their specific thoughts, feelings, experiences, and behaviors through the game of golf over 9 holes. 

I truly believe we are all capable of finding our own “Zen”.  Let me help you find yours.