For 20 years I have provided direct clinical services, supervision, and program management in a number of diverse treatment settings, including VA hospitals, private hospitals, community mental health clinics, inpatient and outpatient clinics, and private practice. My career has afforded me the opportunity to work with, learn from, and be inspired by a wide variety of individuals reflecting an incredible range of human experience, cultural diversity, and wisdom. I am grateful to each person who has placed their trust in me.
I specialize in trauma recovery, relationship issues, and couples therapy, and also treat a wide range of concerns arising from significant life transitions or stressors, including parenthood, work-related issues, the reproductive journey, and aging. I have received extensive training and certification in evidence-based therapies, including Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. I am currently completing advanced certification in Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy, a therapeutic approach that stands out from other couples therapies by its emphasis on gender, power dynamics, trauma, and cultural context, providing a comprehensive and inclusive framework for understanding and resolving relational issues.
I also specialize in working with journalists who are exposed to occupational stress and trauma. I have a strong appreciation for the role of journalism in society, and consider it a privilege to work with news professionals. I have received training from and participate in ongoing consultation with the Columbia Journalism School Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma on the professional culture and occupational challenges of journalists.
I received my Doctor of Psychology degree from Long Island University and my Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Hunter College. I completed my internship at the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus.
I am licensed to practice in New York and Washington, DC.
my approach
honoring strengths
Let’s acknowledge and build on your strengths and the steps you have already taken to create lasting change.
authentic
Fostering an atmosphere in which people of all identities feel accepted and comfortable sharing their lived experience, I welcome the opportunity to connect to your story from a real place within myself.
values-based
We will work to identify and clarify what values matter most to you, which we will use to motivate and guide therapy and healing.
creative
Embracing spontaneity, we will consider experiential creative-based processes, including metaphor, meditation, humor, reading, writing, drawing, and music.
healthy risk-taking
We will examine and deepen your understanding of your own history, approaching the “difficult stuff” with care and compassion, and being open to experimenting with new ways of being in the world.
collaborative
I often check in to ensure that you are feeling supported in therapy and to discuss the ways in which therapy may or may not be working for you, so you and I can refine the therapeutic approach, together.
science-informed
Effective therapy adapts evidence-based approaches to your unique style of relating.
compassionate
Emotional suffering and the shame that often comes with it become more tolerable when shared with someone who responds with kindness, caring, and empathy. Compassion is central to my work, and together we can help you be kinder to yourself and the important people in your life.
specialties
Trauma and PTSD • Couples, Marital, and Family Issues • Parenting and Caregiving • Loss and Grief • Relationship Issues • Life Transitions • Maternal Mental Health, Pregnancy, Postpartum • Therapy for health care professionals Treatment of First Responders – Journalists, military personnel, Veterans, police, firefighters, paramedics
evidence-based treatments provided
Trauma/PTSD
Trauma-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (TF-ACT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Written Exposure Therapy (WET)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Prolonged Exposure (PE)
Skills Training for Affect and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR)
Adaptive Disclosure for Moral Injury
Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) for nightmares
General
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Couples/Partners
Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT)
Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
Schema-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Couples
Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD (CBCT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)