色色研究所

My favorite part about teaching at 色色研究所 is: Getting to walk alongside students as they develop not only their knowledge and clinical skills, but also their identity as counselors. I enjoy watching students grow in confidence, wrestle with difficult questions, and begin to recognize the unique ways they are called to serve others.

When I鈥檓 not teaching, I love to: Spend time with my wife and daughter, play golf, grill, and cheer on the Indiana Hoosiers. I also enjoy camping, traveling, and spending time outdoors whenever I get the chance.

In my classes, students can expect: A relational and practical learning environment where questions are encouraged and we are willing to wrestle with complex topics. I want students to understand the theory behind counseling, but I also want them to continually ask what that knowledge looks like when sitting across from a real person.

My best advice to a new student in my program is: Stay curious and give yourself permission to still be learning. You do not have to have everything figured out to become a great counselor. Be willing to ask questions, receive feedback, and remain open to the ways you will grow throughout the process.

Because of my influence, I most want my students to become: Counselors who are clinically competent, deeply compassionate, and grounded in who they are. My hope is that they approach the people they serve with humility, curiosity, and a genuine commitment to doing meaningful and ethical work.

The myth-busting truth about my discipline I most want people to understand is: Counseling is not simply giving advice or having good conversations. It is a profession that requires significant clinical knowledge, intentional skill, ethical responsibility, and the ability to sit with people in some of the most difficult moments of their lives.

A quote that influences how I live is: 鈥淔ar and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.鈥� 鈥� Theodore Roosevelt