About Nick

I’ve always felt a longing to explore the deeper and more existential parts of human life. Is there a deeper meaning to life? What is real connection? Who am I really? What happens when we die? These questions seemed to come up for me because life appeared so often to be deeply challenging and confusing for both me and the people around me. As a teenager and young adult, I struggled with feelings of meaninglessness, unworthiness, numbness, depression, persistent anxiety, and perhaps above all, a sense of disconnection and loneliness.

I was pretty convinced that these “negative” emotions were further proof of my unworthiness. Yet, something in me sensed a calling in these seemingly dark experiences, and I dove deeply into the worlds of meditation, mindfulness, and therapy. Even though parts of me resisted, I started to see for myself that being willing to turn towards my pain, to name my shaky vulnerability to someone I trusted, to gently question the certainty of my mind’s damning conclusions—I started to see that these experiences allowed for moments of connection, and peace, and trust, to begin to pierce through into my experience. It felt like my brain, body, and being were tasting new possibilities again that I had thought had been left far behind in my early years of life.

I don’t consider myself to be “fixed” or “healed.” I’m still on my own journey of opening my heart and learning what’s most true inside of me. And that’s part of what I aspire to offer my clients—my humility and willingness to be human alongside you. I don’t believe we are here to be perfect, but to remember our inherent capacity to be connected to ourselves, to others, to life. One of the most invaluable tools that has aided my path has been the role of guides—therapists, teachers, and counselors—who have helped me learn to recognize my own truth, not theirs, and who have held loving and accepting space for whatever place I found myself in. This is what I aspire to offer to my clients.

Outside of the worlds of therapy and spiritual practice, I love to run in the forests and mountains, to dance, to write songs and play music, to read science fiction and fantasy, and to laugh with my friends. I have a sweet dog named Max who is one of the most sensitive and gentle beings I have ever met. He teaches me the slowness and gentleness that I believe all of our nervous systems need to heal.