Background

I received my doctorate in clinical psychology from Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus where I focused on developmental and substance use specialties. I have worked in a variety of settings, including child, adolescent, and adult inpatient treatment programs as well as both clinical and research outpatient centers. In addition to clinical practice, I have enjoyed teaching graduate and undergraduate students. I am currently in training at the William Alanson White Institute as a candidate to practice psychoanalysis.

Approach to Psychotherapy

At the heart of my philosophy is that we are wired to relate, and it is through relationships that acceptance, change, healing, and growth take shape. Using a psychoanalytic approach, my work is driven by an expectation that there is hope and that recovery is possible. Whether we are looking at thought patterns and behaviors, exploring dialectics, addressing motivation, or delving into the past, one of my primary functions is to simultaneously attend to aspects of relationships. These may be relationships with your self, with another person, with an object such as a substance, with an idea or event, or with me as the therapist. We will likely discuss these relational patterns as they become evident in order to more fully understand the foundations of your difficulties as well as your choices for addressing them. Through this process, I aim to consider many aspects of a person and leave room for more than one pathway to an outcome, honoring the values and goals of the individual in their context as well as my own goal of helping others to find peace, comfort, and fulfillment.