He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Florida. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at the University of Florida Counseling Center. He is bilingual (speaks English and Spanish) and has extensive experience in psychological evaluations, marital counseling, and the use of hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety, depression, weight loss, smoking cessation, and pain management. In his free time, he enjoys exercising, spending time with his family, tending to his tropical fruit trees, and walking his German Shepherd (Guapo).