Cut off problem drinking at its source.

Conventional treatments for alcohol use largely target the symptoms of problem drinking rather than their causes. That is, they seek to help a person to reduce their consumption of alcohol without addressing the reasons as to why they are drinking in the first place. That’s why such treatments often fail to produce long-term results.

I’m different.

I believe that to help a man to permanently change his relationship with alcohol, you have to help him reduce his need and desire to drink in the first place. I’ll help you to identify the underlying needs you are seeking to meet through alcohol, and find other and better ways of meeting these needs that don’t involve drinking. In addition, I’ll help you to build a life you consider so good you wouldn’t be willing to risk or compromise it by overdrinking. In these ways, I’ll assist you to address the root causes of your drinking, not just the symptoms, and help you achieve real and enduring change.

My work is based on the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), the clinical modality that has the single highest success rate of any therapy in helping individuals to change their relationship with alcohol.

I have a unique combination of skills and experience that can help you to reach your alcohol-related goals.

I’m an alcohol counseling specialist. I specialize in only one thing: alcohol use counselling. I have a master’s degree with a concentration in alcohol studies, a specialized certificate in addictions counselling, and over 25 years of experience in providing alcohol counselling. I don’t do alcohol use counselling off the side of my desk. It’s what I do.

I specialize in working with men. From the outset of my career, my practice has been focused almost exclusively on serving men. As a result, and as a man myself, I know some of the unique pressures that operate on men, as well as the strengths they can bring to change their lives.

I’ve been there myself. I come by my interest in alcohol honestly. Earlier in my life, when I was working as a corporate lawyer, I also struggled with problem drinking, but with the help of a therapist and others, overcame it. I thus know firsthand what it’s like to seek relief out of a bottle, to seek to fundamentally alter one’s relationship with alcohol, to deal with the issues that made one want to drink in the first place, and to build a life worth not overdrinking for.

My personal qualities. Research shows that the single most important factor that determines success in counselling are the personal qualities of the therapist. My clients tell me that I’ve got that down. I’ll make you feel heard, understood and respected. You’ll trust me to tell me things you’ve never told anyone before. You’ll be challenged to see things in a new way. And most importantly, you’ll know I give a damn.

My credentials. I have a master's degree in social work from the University of Chicago, widely regarded as the preeminent school of social work in the United States, a law degree from New York University School of Law, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cornell University, from which I graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and With Distinction in All Subjects. I’m a registered social worker in British Columbia.

Don’t take my word for it. I have helped hundreds of men to change their relationship with alcohol. You can read what a few of them had to say here:

What My Clients Say ⟶