I work with high-responsibility people who carry a great deal internally and are beginning to feel the strain.

 

My father immigrated to the United States from Syria at nineteen. He rarely spoke about what he had endured. My mother ran a hospital and managed pressure through constant motion and responsibility. I grew up between those two forms of silence and became attuned to what was happening beneath the surface.

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For a long time, I thought that sensitivity was a liability.
Over time it became a discipline.

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My professional career began in energy systems. For more than a decade I advised large organizations on how to manage complex systems under pressure. I worked in high-stakes environments where capacity, timing, and consequences mattered.

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During that time I became increasingly interested in the human side of systems -- how individuals regulate attention, stress, and decision-making under sustained demand.

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Eventually I had to apply that same systems lens to my own nervous system.

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There was a period when performance was no longer enough. I could execute under pressure, but I had not yet trained steadiness. That distinction reshaped the direction of my life.

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I am married to a bilingual licensed therapist. We are raising two daughters. The air in our house is clean.

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For more than a decade I have maintained a daily contemplative discipline without interruption. This includes meditation, breathwork, movement, and long-term work with overtone-rich acoustic instruments that support nervous system regulation.

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I trained individually for many years with Dr. John Freese, PhD - a former Buddhist monk whose work integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, early Buddhist psychology, and somatic approaches to trauma recovery.

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I also completed formal sound facilitation training with ethnomusicologist Alexandre Tannous and have continued daily instrument practice for years beyond that training.

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I did not build this practice out of inspiration.
I built it because steadiness had to be trained.

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I am currently completing a Master of Counseling (M.C.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Arizona State University. My clinical work focuses on somatic processing and nervous system regulation.

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Engagements are structured, direct, and body-informed - grounded in realtime nervous system awareness and practical capacity building.

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I work with individuals who are capable, thoughtful, and outwardly steady but who recognize that internal strain is accumulating.

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The aim is not insight alone.
The aim is trained stability under pressure.

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Steadiness is not a personality trait.
It is a skill developed through repetition.

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If you are ready to build capacity rather than simply cope, reach out.​​

 

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The problem is not in your mind.

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It's in your nervous system. In your body.

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Mindfulness gives you the concepts.

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This work reaches what the concepts can't.

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Training and Education

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Education

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M.C., Clinical Mental Health Counseling (in progress, 2028)

Arizona State University

Clinical focus: somatic processing, autonomic regulation, and ACT-based treatment for adults under sustained stress.

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M.S., Integrated Business, Technology and Design

University of Southern California

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B.A., Environmental Studies and Energy Management

University of Denver

 

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Training

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Long-Term Individual Mentorship (12 years)

with Dr. John Freese, PhD

Former Buddhist monk (12 years, including 6 years in the Thich Nhat Hanh lineage)

Claremont Graduate University

 

Focus: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), early Buddhist psychology, and somatic approaches to trauma recovery.

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100-Hour Sound Facilitation Training (Tannous Method)

with Alexandre Tannous, ethnomusicologist and sound researcher

Columbia University​​

 

Focus: Clinical and contemplative applications of overtone-rich sound across neuroscience, philosophy, and cross-cultural traditions.

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Ordained Buddhist Minister (Dhamma Vinaya Order)

Formal ordination following extended study and contempative practice.