Jim is a licensed professional clinical counselor with training to diagnose and treat a wide range of mental disorders. He has worked in the field of mental health for thirty years at the masters and PhD level. He graduated from The Ohio State University, and received additional training in clinical hypnosis at the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. 

Throughout his career, he has provided mental health counseling services for adults and children as well as diagnostic assessment, psychological and psycho-educational evaluations for mental illness and learning disabilities. He has experience as a project manager, research evaluator, clinical consultant, and data analyst.

​He employs a mixture of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and hypnotherapy in an integrated approach that is based on the needs of each of his clients.  Jim has completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and uses Gottman Method Couples Therapy in his work.