Norm works in the Lansing office and specializes in the areas of men's issues, couples work, substance and sexual addiction, adult child issues, trauma work (DID) and spirituality issues.

Education

B.A., Eastern Illinois University, Art Studio
M. Div., Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, IL
Clinical Pastoral Education St. Luke's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI and Abbott Northwestern Hospital/Christian Children's Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Clinical Training Program in Marriage and Family Therapy, Genesis Therapy Center, IL

License, Certifications and Professional Memberships

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Certified Addictions Counselor
Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist
Clinical member and Approved Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Experience

More than 25 years of experience at New Leaf Resources helping families cope with addictions, mental illness, and severe family problems. Has provided individual, couples, group, family therapy and systems advocacy.

Therapy Focus

In the past, Norm has led recovering couples groups, co-dependency groups, ACOA groups, and men’s groups. Does couples work, men’s issues, adult-child issues including co-dependency, substance and process addictions, trauma work including dissociative identity disorder and spirituality.

“I am most passionate about the promotion of life and the relevance of the teachings and way of Jesus in pursuing it. I see in my work at New Leaf a continuing opportunity to participate in God's never-ending redemptive activity.  The way of the Spirit is the way of life, and my personal responsibility as a therapist is to place my training, gifts, and personhood in the service of the work God is already doing in each client's life. I want my clients to know that I am a fellow traveler.  I have benefited from being in therapy and will continue to make personal use of it when I need to. As a therapist I am committed to promoting my personal health as well as my professional skills. Furthermore, my faith and continuing experience of the way of the Spirit inform my work, my values, and how I relate to those I work with.”

Activities

When not at New Leaf, Norm enjoys spending time with his wife, cartooning, drawing, playing with their ferrets and viewing a good movie.