Meet Brian

As a veteran, historian, counselor, and Christian, I believe our experiences shape who we are, how we understand the world, and the stories we tell about ourselves. While history may be static, our own stories are not yet complete. Healing does not require denying what has happened; it allows us to understand what we have carried, recover what has been lost, and continue shaping what comes next.

I tailor counseling to the person sitting with me rather than expecting them to fit a single therapeutic model. My work draws primarily from EMDR, existential, Gestalt, narrative, somatic, and experiential approaches, incorporating cognitive and behavioral interventions when helpful. I work as a guide, teacher, and sounding board, helping clients understand the connections among their experiences, beliefs, emotions, bodies, relationships, identity, and sense of meaning.

My work is rooted in a Christian understanding of the whole person—mind, body, relationships, meaning, and spirit. Faith can be incorporated into counseling in a way that supports each client’s growth while respecting the degree to which they want faith to be part of the therapeutic process.

My clinical work focuses on trauma, grief, moral injury, combat and military experiences, chronic pain, and the psychological, relational, and spiritual effects of chronic medical conditions. I also have a particular interest in working with veterans, law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, and other emergency personnel. I am especially interested in how trauma and grief affect identity, relationships, faith, purpose, and our understanding of ourselves and the world.

Since 2023, I have served as a clinical supervisor for graduate students and developing counselors. I also provide professional consultation to clinicians and organizations working with trauma, veterans and military personnel, emergency personnel, grief, moral injury, chronic pain, and complex medical conditions.

I am a LivingWorks ASIST Trainer and host Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshops, and I am the author of A Study on Combat: From the Perspective of a Historian, Clinician, and Soldier.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Indiana and a trained EMDR therapist. I hold a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in History from Liberty University. I served for five years as a Chaplain Assistant with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army, including a deployment to Iraq.

Outside of my professional work, I enjoy spending time with my wife and children on our farm and in the great outdoors.

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