Formerly the Behavioral Health Manager at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, Clinical Coordinator for Behavioral Health at St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe and Clinical Director of Ayudantes Inc. He holds a fourth degree Black Belt in Aikido and is an instructor at the Aikido Arts Center. His area of expertise is in Substance Abuse; Sexual and Physical Abuse; Sex Offenders treatment; Crisis Intervention and Trauma related work. He is formally trained in Gestalt therapy, Bioenergetics and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.