Andrew’s extensive 20-year background in a multitude of Chemical Dependency and Mental Health settings has shaped his firm belief in human strength and resiliency and his passion in working with this population; he is committed to helping individuals and families achieve change and reach their potential.
His education includes a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of New Mexico in Child Development and Family Studies, a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Highlands University, and a Master’s Degree in Business Creation at the University of Utah. Life experiences afforded him the opportunity to live in a variety of different cultures, which accounts for his speaking four languages; he is passionate about skiing, fitness, the outdoors, nutrition, spirituality and Mind and Body integration.
As a Certified Addiction Counselor, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, steeped in Psychodynamic and Attachment training, he compliments his therapeutic skills as an EMDR practitioner. His expertise with Attachment, Family Systems, and Trauma brings a Trauma Centered methodology to clinical work, his passion for Clinical Excellence, research and teaching has had him partner with the University of Utah in bringing resilience trainings to First Responders in Salt lake City and the State of Utah.
In the last 2 years through working with a lot of treatment resistant depression, Andrew began working with and facilitating Ketamine therapy; the results and the outcomes obtained whilst working with altered states of consciousness, have revolutionized his approach to therapy; he has since been MAPS trained and IPI Certified and is primarily working as a Psychedelic assisted Psychotherapist.