Before moving to Costa Rica, in 1999 where he currently lives, he had a private practice in Andover, MA for 10 years. He has been a Coordinator for the International Focusing Institute since 1992. He has taught Focusing in 3 continents and 2 languages in schools, churches, conferences and centers. He is a Certified Group Psychotherapist and has extensive experience in facilitating group psychotherapy. He has been a Board Member of the Consortium for Diversified Psychology (CDP). CDP represented 17 humanistically inclined universities, psychology departments, and professional associations. It is now named the Council for Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology. He was a founding member of the National Psychology Advisory Association, an organization for graduates and students in the CDP graduate programs. He served on the board of NPAA for 11 years, twice serving as chair.