As the founder of Kinetik, Simon believes in providing a quality of support that is flexible and caters to meet you where you are. Simon is a licensed associate professional counselor who has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for depression, anxiety, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

His program development and coaching style comes from an angle of mental wellness, utilizing strategies derived from evidence-based modalities and his experience as a Licensed associate professional counselor.

Simon was born and raised in Atlanta, and he graduated from the University of North Carolina with Bachelor of Science degrees in Psychology and Economics, along with a minor in history. Simon completed his Master’s in Mental Health Counseling at Georgia State University. His past work experience includes providing inpatient mental health treatment to individual, group, and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, developing and leading Embrace Your Space executive functioning curriculum and skills groups, personalized on-one-one coaching and the development at Peachtree DBT of Sports Minded Performance. He serves the community through support groups for Atlanta Community Support After Suicide. Simon joined Peachtree DBT in 2017 and Peachtree Cognitive Center in 2019.

Simon is actively involved in several professional organizations, including Association for Applied Sports Psychology, and Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Outside of work, Simon enjoys weightlifting, soccer, windsurfing, and traveling.