Bring your story.
Be ready to get curious.
At Story & Soul, therapy is about more than unpacking what's happened. It's about exploring how those experiences shaped the stories you believe about yourself, your worth, and your place in the world.
"If you need someone direct, I'm not afraid of truth. If you need someone steady, I'm grounded. If you need someone safe — I've been told I'm that too."
This work is deeply relational. Healing doesn't happen in isolation — it happens in connection. When we are witnessed, not judged… when we are believed, not fixed… something powerful begins to shift.
In this space, we co-create a relationship rooted in safety, honesty, curiosity, and mutual respect. We don't chase perfection. We move toward authenticity.
About Kirk →How I work
Soul alignment.
Most people don't come in because something is broken. They come in because something is out of alignment — the life they're living doesn't match the person they actually are, and they've gotten good enough at managing the gap that no one else notices.
That's the work. Not judging or pathologizing. Just paying honest attention to where the gaps are, where they came from, and what might help you move toward greater alignment.
I wrote a whole book about this called Soul Audit. The short version: growth doesn't look like perfection. It looks like less hiding, fewer emotional spirals, and more moments of quiet joy.
No guilt. No guru vibes. I'm not here to hand you a system or tell you what your life should mean — that's yours to decide. I'm here to be curious with you about it, and honest with you about what I notice.
If you want someone to tell you what to do, I'm probably not your guy. If you're willing to look at yourself curiously and without judgment, we'll get somewhere.
Services at Story & Soul
Narrative-informed, trauma-aware individual therapy for adults 18+. Anxiety, depression, grief, religious trauma, life transitions, ADHD, and more. Telehealth throughout Ohio and in-person sessions in Mason.
Learn more →Personal and professional coaching for people who want to align who they are with how they live. Forward-focused, practical, and deeply intentional. Available anywhere.
Learn more →For actors and performers working with emotional access, vulnerability, and presence on stage or screen. I bring together my counseling background with decades around theatre, performance, and professional wrestling.
Learn more →Professional trainings, workshops, and speaking engagements for clinicians, organizations, agencies, and community groups. Practical, engaging, and built for the people in the room.
Learn more →Let's find out who you're still becoming.
I review every inquiry personally. Tell me what you're hoping to work on, why you think this might be the right fit, and your availability. Let's start the conversation.
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