Parallax | The story

I developed the Parallax method in high-stakes settings: inpatient psychiatric units and Veterans Affairs hospitals. My focus was PTSD rooted in combat and severe trauma—cases where standard therapy often fell flat.

In those environments, time was limited. So I abandoned passive listening and experimented with being more direct and active. I figured out how to bypass defenses, establish trust quickly, and use discomfort deliberately to drive bottom-up change.

After thirteen years at the VA, I left to work exclusively with other therapists—many of them frustrated with the limits of their own field.

Later, at the urging of a few executive clients, I founded Parallax to bring my approach to leaders in business and entrepreneurship.