+ My professional mission is summed up in these few words - "Helping people at home and at work, to get along, and get ahead."

+ Marriage and Family Therapy has been my chosen specialty since 1973. Over the years, I have spent more than 63,000 hours working with wonderful individuals and couples from Grand Rapids, and all over West Michigan. For more about my work as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist click here>

+ My work as a Family Business Advisor began in 1995 when I was invited to work with a group of people that were partners in business together. They wanted then, as they still do, "to get along, and get ahead." Then, and there, my work as an Advisor to many different businesses began. This consultative work has grown substantially over the years, and now occupies much of my time and energy. To learn more click here>

+ It is an honor to be a Leadership Coach. The whole subject of leadership fascinates me, and people who aspire to be better leaders capture my attention rather quickly, and rather completely. Our world needs leaders who can handle the complexity and change of modernity. Our collective survival likely depends on their ability to be visionaries who stand steady in the midst of apparent chaos. I coach those leaders who aspire to be out in front, where creation by design is happening. To learn more click here>

+ Here are Directions to Our Office. My wife and I share a rather special office environment. We are located in a "luxury apartment' on the 4th floor of American Seating Park on Broadway Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For detailed directions to our office click here>

+ A number of articles and eBooks that I have written are available for free downloading. As you will see, they are a reflection of my work as a Marriage and Family Counselor, and my work as an Advisor to Businesses and their Leaders. However, I do also include some pieces of a more spiritual sort. To see the catalogue of my writings you can click here>

+ You can learn more about me, and some of the projects I'm working on, through my LinkedIn.com profile. To go there just click here>

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+ The "Nothin' but Net" FREE THROW TRAINER. My business partner, Al Heystek, and I are bringing this novel device and methodology to market as soon as we can. We are going to change the game of basketball! No kidding. Everyone needs a dream. You can go directly to our web site if you click here>