ABOUT THE WORK

The work of psychotherapy begins with a desire for change.

Whether that takes the form of understanding confusing life transitions, processing painful events, improving relationships, understanding your attachment style, or accessing your creativity with more vitality and openness, I am here.

I am dedicated to helping adults learn to work through unintegrated feelings and internalized stories so that they may cultivate kindness and curiosity toward themselves

I seek to provide a warm, collaborative and non-judgmental space.  I believe that sensitivity, a sense of humor, close listening, and close attention to affect can create room for trust and depth.

My approach is psychodynamic, which seeks to help people develop an awareness for how the past affects present emotions, behaviors and thought patterns. I believe that people are capable of change and greater fulfillment when they become able to develop an awareness of these patterns.

I am trauma-informed and my areas of specialty include: anxiety, depression, grief, creativity, substance use, gender identity, and issues related to love, sex and intimacy.

I am LGBTQIA+/Trans/GNC/Kink/CNM/sex-worker affirming.  I am committed to paying close attention to how experiences of structural oppression impact mental health and welcome individuals from all cultural backgrounds including those from BIPOC and LGBTQ communities.

ABOUT ME

I hold a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Hunter College and completed my psychodynamic training at Greene Clinic in Brooklyn.

In recent years, I have done post-graduate training in Relational Psychoanalysis at the Stephen Mitchell Relational Study Center as well as in Sex Therapy at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy.  I completed my clinical internship as a substance use vocational counselor at EPRA.

This summer I will be furthering my training in couples work at the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).  EFT is a  type of psychotherapy that helps you identify unwanted relationship behaviors and develop a more secure attachment style.

I am trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and employ mindfulness, emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills training in individual sessions to those who seek it.

I received a Master's in Fine Arts in Painting at Yale University and a BA in Plan II Liberal Arts at the University of Texas, where I focused on art history, film and literature. I worked for years as a private art instructor.  I am a practicing artist and a student of buddhist meditation.