Taking the first step is the hardest part. Eric started his career in 2004 working as a mentor for the Dan Fox Guide Home program. After graduating with his BA in Psychology from the University of Montana in 2005, he worked in mental health for two years before pursuing his Montana State License for addiction counseling in 2008. After completing his internship at the WATCh program he worked at Montana State Prison for four years. While at MSP he founded the treatment program for the High Security Inmates, the first of it's kind in Montana. He completed his Masters degree in Social Work following an internship at the VA, Fort Harrison, in 2012 and started private practice in 2013.