About Me

Paul decided to leave the seminary and the Catholic Church due to the harm he witnessed the institutional Church commit towards his mother and other women and marginalized groups. Paul discerned to leave the seminary and the religion that he was raised in, which was a difficult transition and decision to make. However, it was one of the best decisions of his life, which has led him to a spiritual practice that is beyond organized religion.

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Soon after departing the Jesuits, Paul read and was influenced by spiritual teachers like Alan Watts, Krishnamurti, Sri Aurobindo, and Parmahansa Yogananda, etc. It was both a transformative and expansive time moving from a belief system to a direct experience of higher consciousness through daily meditation. In May 2020, Paul began his year and half training of learning how to meditate within an ancient Yoga tradition.

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In January of 2021, Paul began a Masters in East-West Psychology (EWP) with certification in Spiritual Counseling at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). While at CIIS, Paul received training to become a scholar-practitioner, which means his academic studies of Eastern spiritual traditions and Western Psychology have practical application in the work he does with his clients. Paul began his studies in Thanatology (the study of death, dying and bereavement) in January 2023, with the goal of being a companion for those wishing to cultivate a deeper and healthier relationship with death in their lives, especially around grief and death anxiety.

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Paul now resides in Denver, CO, where he enjoys hiking, backpacking, and camping in the glorious Rocky Mountains. He also has begun to work with the sacred mushrooms (psilocybin) as a continuation of his spiritual practices that are a blend of East-West spirituality.