Before entering the field of mental health, I worked in the art world, writing and collaborating on artists’ books. That early immersion in creative practice continues to shape my clinical sensibility — I am attentive to language, narrative, symbol, and the emotional textures beneath what is spoken.

I received my Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from New York University in 2004.

My clinical training began at South Beach Psychiatric Center and New York Center for Counseling and Guidance. These experiences grounded me in both public psychiatric care and psychodynamic outpatient treatment.

For over four years, I worked as an individual, group, and family therapist at The Renfrew Center of New York. My work there became the foundation of my specialization in eating disorder treatment and trauma therapy.

My formal psychoanalytic training began at the Training Institute at New York Center for Counseling and Guidance(2004–2005) and continued at Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (2006–2008).

From 2012–2014, I completed a certificate in Relational Psychoanalysis at the Stephen Mitchell Relational Study Center, where I deepened my commitment to an intersubjective and attachment-informed clinical approach.

I completed my certification in Couples Therapy at the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (WCSPP), where I now serve as Graduate Advisor for the Couples Therapy Program. I am in the process of completing my psychoanalytic training in the Advanced Program for Psychoanalysis at WCSPP.

Ongoing Clinical Education

I have continued advanced study in:

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)

  • Somatic Experiencing

  • Contemporary relational psychoanalysis

These modalities inform my work, but I do not practice from a manualized approach. My therapy is individualized, collaborative, and attentive to the emotional and relational patterns that shape experience.

Professional Affiliations

I am an active member of:

  • International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP)

  • American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (AAPCSW)

  • American Psychoanalytic Association — President’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence

These affiliations reflect my ongoing engagement with developments in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and the cultural impact of emerging technologies.