within mental health

SCOTT'S STORY

For much of my career, I worked at the intersection of human behavior, systems, communication, and design. Across Fortune 500 organizations, startups, and consulting environments, I helped build products and experiences intended to better understand how people think, feel, decide, and connect.Over time, I found myself increasingly drawn toward the deeper emotional and existential questions underneath the work itself: identity, suffering, burnout, meaning, attachment, relationships, and the ways people attempt to navigate change. That curiosity ultimately led me into psychotherapy and mental health counseling.I completed my MSEd in Counseling and Mental Health Services at the University of Pennsylvania and currently provide psychotherapy services within outpatient and intensive outpatient settings through ETHOS Treatment and Within Mental Health. My clinical work includes individuals and group therapy, with particular interest in burnout, life transitions, identity development, emotional avoidance, relational dynamics, and meaning-centered work.My orientation is informed by existential and humanistic traditions alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), narrative therapy, systems thinking, mindfulness-based approaches, motivational interviewing, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I’m especially interested in helping people develop greater psychological flexibility while reconnecting with values, agency, and authenticity.Albert Camus once wrote: “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”That idea continues to shape both my clinical work and the way I understand human resilience.