Education & Certs

"Coaching is action-oriented with an emphasis on improving one’s present life and reaching goals for the future.... Mental Health Coaches support any positive change,* helping persons in professional care to manage symptoms, build support for recovery, and work on life goals such as relationships, work, and education." - Light University, MHCC program

Mental Health Coach Certification, Light University, Sep 2025

*MHC is NOT a State board or Licensed Professional. It provides intermediate level assistance beyond casual assistance, and is equipped in providing advice and assistance in locating suitable resources to assist your mental, emotional, spiritual, or social needs.

CMLC represents the culmination of work and life experience as a Veteran's Administration Whole Health Ambassador, Communications Studies degree, Pastoral Counseling studies and Life Coach training and someone who's been around the sun for more than half a century.

ExpertRating Certified Professional Master Life Coach (Oct, 2023)

I have a certain set of skills...

"to work with and serve others in diverse communities with dignity and respect, and to understand the complexities associated with learning and communicating ethical and cultural values." - Edinboro University 

Harnessing 11 years of military experience and many years of ministry experience, my education at Edinboro has allowed me to combine and refine theoretical and practical communication, management, and leadership skills.

Masters of Arts, Communications Studies, May 2018

Soul Care training equips one to "enter people’s interior lives at a meaningful level and make a lasting difference as they deal with life’s struggles and crises. Some people call this type of help “counseling.” Others call this help “pastoring.” And perhaps others think of this kind of involvement as what one friend does for another friend. [Dr.] Larry Crabb uses the word SoulCare, with its focus on the inner life, where we become who we were intended and long to be. -ODBU, "Soul Care"