CLINICAL APPROACH:

In my clinical work, I seek to provide a safe supportive space, employing a client centered eclectic approach, starting where you are, to help you uncover aspects of your life, experiences, and relationships that are not in alignment with your needs and goals. Addressing these aspects will enhance your ability to function to your fullest potential.

SPECIALTIES:

I specialize in the incorporation of mindfulness practices including somatic resourcing and experiencing techniques and the utilization of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) for embodied trauma. I employ a psychodynamic/Jungian framework, augmented with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and trauma focused-CBT techniques when clinically relevant. I work with pre-teens, adolescents, families and adults in individual, family, and couple’s therapy. With couples, I use an emotion-focused therapy approach, with the understanding that communication barriers can be resolved by identifying the core needs of the individuals and the couple. I am ENM, Poly, kink, and LGBTQIA+ aware. I offer KAP (ketamine assisted psychotherapy) as a Journey Clinical clinician, and can also discuss offering KAP for those who are able to acquire a prescription with a prescriber and are wanting preparatory, KAP, and integration sessions. 

BACKGROUND AND CREDENTIALS:

I earned my Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology at Adelphi University specializing in child, adolescent, and family. I received my clinical training from an array of institutions and facilities in New York City including Mount Sinai Beth Israel adult/geriatric inpatient (research), the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and the Maimonides Medical Center child/adolescent outpatient track. My doctoral-level internship was at Manhattan Psychiatric Center, a multiple-ward in-patient psychiatric hospital, where I created a mindfulness group therapy for the crisis and sex offender unit in addition to my internship requirements. Throughout the pandemic, as a post-doc, and as a newly licensed psychologist I was a staff psychologist in multiple skilled nursing home facilities in Queens.

 I am EMDR Basic 1 and 2 trained and I am licensed to practice in NY and NJ. I am an Embark-certified facilitator of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy in Cybin’s first-in-human trial of CYB003 for major depressive disorder. I am a lead dosing session monitor on multiple randomized controlled trials for multiple psychedelics in NJ and NY. I am a Journey Clinical KAP clinician, and offer KAP (ketamine assisted psychotherapy) in my practice. Reach out to discuss various options.