Hey, I’m Patch
I’m a former ad man turned couples and group therapist, as well as relational consultant. I spent a decade as managing director and founding member of three successful boutique ad agencies, as well as investor in multiple startups. On the business side, I know first-hand what makes partners thrive vs. break up. And guess what, it’s the same with married couples. Conflict mediation was my bread and butter in advertising - whether between agency and client as Head of Accounts, between business partners as Managing Director, or between founders of startups we invested in. Today I’m a licensed couples therapist and now have all the research and training to back what I already intuitively did as an ad man.
Relevant Training & Experience
2011-2019
Agency #3 (2015-2019)
Managing Director
CLIENTS: Payless, Indeed, Ecobee, Fiverr, Harmless Harvest, Rockefeller Foundation, Meetup, Mount Gay Rum, Coffee Flour™, The Coca-Cola Company (smartwater)
Agency #2 (2013-2015)
Account Director
CLIENTS: The Coca-Cola Company (Glaceau vitaminwater, Glaceau smartwater, Chaudfontaine, Minute Maid), MSG, Telefonica, Full Tilt Poker, Siggi's Yogurt, Jet.com, Stella Artois, CoffeeFlour®, TY KU Sake
Agency #1 (2011-2012)
Jr. Strategy/Copy/Accounts
CLIENTS: Art Directors Club, Dannon Yogurt, Hydroponic Surf Clothing
Couples Counseling Trainings:
Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT) 1
Gottman 1&2
Relational Life Therapy 1
Evryman Men’s Emotional Leadership Training
Counseling Degree:
UCLA 2019-2021
2020-2024