Optimum Life Educator, Consultant and Guide

I received my doctorate from Columbia University, where I have been a guest lecturer in the graduate division. During my own graduate studies there, I completed a master’s degree in Psychological Counseling and Physical Rehabilitation, and a second master’s in Philosophy and the Social Sciences. My interdisciplinary doctoral thesis identified four basic ways of relating to ourselves and others, and how these fulfill or restrict our ability to experience more of our highest and best potentials.

Throughout my 12 years in Manhattan, I immersed himself in learning from leading experts in human potential, personal and spiritual growth, mind-body fitness, stress reduction, nutrition, and healing enhancement. This period also included post-graduate studies at The Institute for Advanced Clinical Training in Psychotherapy, the C.G. Jung Institute and The New York Center for East/West Studies.

In 1989, I closed my NYC practice and started The Center for Optimum Living in Kinnelon, NJ as a resource for growth-oriented people wanting to thrive beyond the limitations of contemporary norms. In 2020 I retired from decades of practice in clinical psychology, and now practice exclusively as an optimum life educator, consultant and guide.

Earlier in my career, I achieved clinical supervisor status in The National Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counseling, was elected as a fellow of the Society for Nutrition and Preventive Medicine, and for seven years served as lead mediator for the Kinnelon Court’s Community Dispute Resolution Committee. My other affiliations included positions at The State University of New York at Stony Brook, Monmouth Medical Center, The Montclair Psychodrama Center, The Serenity Health and Yoga Center, and Fair Oaks Hospital. Throughout my career I've also presented personal and professional development talks and workshops at professional conferences, and both business and community organizations.

Since my early 20’s, I've continually explored and experienced many ways of tapping into our innate creative capacity to bring forth more of our highest and best potentials. This has influenced not only my way of working with clients, but inspired my personal interests in sculpting stone and clay, building stone walls, carpentry and physical fitness. I love tending to our home gardens and grounds, grandparenting, and sharing life for over 40 years with my loving wife Linda, a gifted vocal coach and performer. I am an avid lover of nature, plays, movies, world cultures, healthy foods, good friends, my wife's cooking, family gatherings and vacations ... and when opportunities arise, I love to quietly wander and explore.