Ezra grew up in several small towns in the Northeast and in Southern California. He got his Bachelors degree in Economics, from Guilford College, in 2002. During his undergraduate studies he spent a semester in France studying at Sorbonne University. Following his graduation from college, Ezra spent some years exploring various positions in the helping field, primarily in Asheville, North Carolina. Then in 2009, Ezra began a 3-year masters program in social work at Simmons College School of Social Work. In 2011 he graduated with honors and a specialization in trauma and interpersonal violence, and additional studies in developing and running non-profit organizations.

In the years between his completion of college and commencement of graduate school, Ezra had many meaningful adventures. One such, deeply healing and clarifying experience, was his extended time in France, studying at Plum Village. This time was the culmination of years of study in mindfulness, presencing, and personal work. Ezra spent many hours walking, eating, and playing in meditation with the monks at Plum Village. He attended many dharma talks by his teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. During this powerful time Ezra became clear about his purpose and value as a healer. It was a critical time of self-discovery that informs how he lives and practices healing to this day.

After graduating with his masters degree, Ezra returned to Asheville where he established himself professionally. He began a 3-year intensive certification program in Somatic Experiencing©, a healing technique he had been learning for about eight years prior to his training. He also completed a certification in Dynamic Attachment Re-patterning Experience©, to further his graduate studies in attachment theory, science, and practice, and to join these things with somatic techniques. In work, he provided outpatient services at a number of community mental health agencies. One of these agencies was Our Voice, Western North Carolina’s oldest rape crisis prevention center. There he developed and implemented programming for people who identify as male. For several years he also served on the board of directors for Our Voice, collaborating with his fellow board members and community stake-holders to establish reliable revenue streams to support programming, establish the Break the Silence Speaker Series, and develop and provide training for professionals working with people who have experienced sexual violence.

Following his work in community agencies, Ezra began a full-time private practice. For several years he provided psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families. He ran therapy groups and provided small educational workshops on trauma, resiliancy, and mental wellness. Then in 2016 he decided to build a group practice, which was a way for him to cultivate community in the private sector, and support other clinicians in private practice. The group ranged from three to eight providers at any given time and made way for the development of a graduate student field training program and a low-fee trauma clinic. For six years the group provided affordable therapy to dozens of people and trained several dozen graduate students. It also helped train and support a number of clinicians in their own private organizations. Both with the collaboration of his colleagues and the students who participated in the group practice over those years, Ezra was able to develop a template for field placement nationally that offers quality and value to every level of member in an organization.