Anchor Ridge Counseling & Consulting
A Steady Presence for What You're Carrying
My Story
A bit about how I came to this work.
Long before Anchor Ridge had a name, there was a steady pull toward the deeper places of people’s lives.
I’ve long been drawn to moments where questions surface—where faith feels strained, identity unsettled, and people are quietly carrying more than they let on. These are the spaces where honesty matters, where being known allows for healing, and where meaning starts to take shape.
My path into counseling unfolded over time. Years spent in the workplace, business and lay church leadership taught me about responsibility, pressure, and performance—but they also revealed something deeper. The conversations that mattered most were never about outcomes alone; they were about people, patterns, faith, and the inner stories shaping how they lived. I kept finding myself alongside others in those in-between places, where clarity was forming and truth could be spoken safely. In time, I recognized this pull for what it was: vocational.
Training & Background
Early Years
My path into counseling didn’t begin in a classroom—it began in the places where real life was unfolding around me. After graduating from Texas A&M, I spent years serving in cross-cultural ministry overseas, then in lay ministry and corporate settings back home. Each environment was unique, yet all revealed the same truth: people carry far more than they show, and most long for a space where they can be fully honest without fear.
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Business & Leadership
Later, as a business owner in College Station, that truth became even clearer. In the day-to-day of leading, listening, and making decisions that impacted others, I saw firsthand how pressure, responsibility, faith, and identity overlap. I witnessed how easily people can lose themselves in the demands of life—and how deeply they desire to be seen, heard, understood, and steadied.
Formal Training
Over time, these experiences drew me toward counseling. The desire to meet people in their real stories—not just their roles—led me to pursue formal training. I earned my MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Sam Houston State University, grounding years of lived experience with clinical insight.
My approach today is faith-informed and evidence-based, shaped by the belief that psychology and theology often speak in harmony—offering language, clarity, and direction toward healing, identity, and wholeness.
My Approach to Counseling
Healing rarely happens in isolation. We grow through honest connection, attuned presence, and courageous storytelling.
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In our work together, we explore:​
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Where you’ve come from
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What’s shaping your emotional life today
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How your faith and values guide you
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Where grace, truth, and growth intersect in your story
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You don’t have to be in a specific place spiritually to start. I meet you where you are—with respect, curiosity, and compassion.
Life Outside the Office
Outside the counseling room, I’m a husband, dad of three, runner (of both trails and roads), youth baseball coach and Aggie fan. I’m energized by the outdoors, meaningful conversations, and being part of a community where people show up for one another.
Our family has made Bryan–College Station home for more than twenty years. The people here continue to shape and inspire my work and it is an honor to be a small part of the mental health landscape.
