About SteadyRise

I started my counseling career wanting to help people. Dubbed a good listener from high school, I knew helping others was my calling.

I earned my B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology and was then accepted into a School Psychology program where I obtained my M.A. in Psychology (General Theoretical) from Marywood University. While on a retreat, I reached the realization that I wanted to be there for those who were suffering in a much more direct way than how I felt I could as a school psychologist. I made the shift to a counseling program instead where I completed counseling coursework, a practicum, and internship at 3 different sites.

I began my career in 2016 in the field of outpatient drug and alcohol counseling. I changed employment in the summer of 2017 and continued in the field until January 2020, obtaining my counseling license (LPC) during that time.

In 2019, I started working at a group private practice and by 2021 had established my own solo practice, Mister Ross Counseling. I was often called Mister Ross and with Mister Rogers as one of my heroes, the name of my practice served as an homage to an educator who valued kindness and gentleness in both his work and his interactions with others. Through my solo practice, I have helped clients through anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, trauma, grief, and life transitions.

To better help my clients, I became a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner and began to see how a somatic intervention using a simple pointer was making my clinical work not only easier, but in some cases, more effective than talk therapy alone.

Meanwhile, I published my first book, Becoming Mister Ross: A Story of Growth, Connection, and Healing in 2024. I aimed to share how a real life therapist speaks openly about his past. I found that by others reading my book, they were better able to understand their past too.

Along the way, I taught a graduate level counseling course at my alma mater, Marywood University, supervised, and consulted.

In 2025, I renamed my solo practice to CreatingYou Counseling to put less focus of my practice on me and more on a sense of meaning. Additionally, I was accepted into the Lackawanna County TechCelerator program as part of their 4th Cohort with the intention of starting a new group practice. I founded SteadyRise Counseling on January 20, 2026.

Over the years, I've noticed a shift not only in how I help people professionally but also what I needed personally. While at times I struggled with my own mental health, I was often able to use what I learned to help others with their struggles. I had also carried resentments toward previous workplaces. I loved my clients, but found it difficult with some of my previous employers. My need for a better mental health setting professionally and personally grew. Out of this need came a passionate search to find a solution — SteadyRise Counseling — a place where clients can find the mental health they need and therapists could thrive.

I am excited to be extending my role beyond a counselor to a founder, entrepreneur, and manager, building a practice where clients can find the mental health care they need and therapists can thrive.

Outside of clinical work, I enjoy spending time with my girlfriend and our 3 cats, my family, and my friends. I also enjoy reading, thrifting, writing, playing video games and board games, watching the Denver Broncos, and running.