ABOUT ME

I have been a practicing psychotherapist since 2005 and have worked in hospital inpatient units, community based mental health, outpatient clinics, and private practice. I integrate psychodynamic, attachment, mindfulness, and cognitive approaches to psychotherapy.

Education

  • PhD, Clinical Psychology, Long Island University-Brooklyn

  • Licensed in New York State

  • Certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

  • WPATH Certified Member

  • Post-graduate certification, Trauma Studies Program, Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy

  • Post-graduate certification, Center for Group Studies in modern analytic group psychotherapy

  • MSW, Hunter College School of Social Work

  • MA, History of Science, Harvard University

Member

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), American Psychological Association (APA), The International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT).

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Practice focus:

  • Adults with a wide array of concerns

  • Couples/relationship therapy aimed at understanding cycles of conflict and disconnection with an eye towards fostering secure attachment

  • Teens with primary concerns around issues of gender and sexuality