About Alex

Alex has worked in human services since 1993, in varying milieus and roles. Whether he was hiking in the woods with troubled teens as a field guide, doing assessment and treatment planning for impaired professionals as part of his pre-doctoral internship, counseling kids and their families as a wilderness therapist, or helping concerned parents navigate next treatment steps for their children as the executive director of a residential program, he has always been able to quickly establish rapport, instill a sense of hope even in the most dire moments, and work collaboratively with those in need to create practical, manageable near- and long-term courses of action. 

 

Alex and his wife have three children, two of whom have been through wilderness therapy programs, and one of whom also continued on to a year of residential treatment. He has lived, personal experience of the challenges of raising a struggling child, as well as the rewards that come from learning to parent differently: building a richer, more reciprocal relationship and witnessing the miracle of a teenager forging their own meaningful path.   

 

Alex completed his pre-doctoral internship at the Vanderbilt University/Department of Veterans Affairs Consortium Nashville, and received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Antioch University. He has particular expertise in the impact of substance use disorders on family systems and in the dynamics of adoptive families.