I'm a New York State Licensed Psychoanalyst with extensive training at NPAP. People are complex and my approach is holistic one that heals the whole person, not just disconnected parts. I'm skilled in many approaches including psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and cognitive approaches (CBT) but my emphasis is on Intersubjective Self Psychology and Internal Systems. I'm dedicated to helping people overcome their struggles and move their lives and relationships forward. I have a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a master's degree from Stony Brook University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island. I'm a member of PsychologyToday and the Womens' Mental Health Consortium.

Before I became a psychotherapist, I taught organizational behavior at colleges and universities and consulted for many organizations including Chase, American Express, CIBC Capital Markets, UBS, The College Board, Kaplan TestPrep, the NYC Department of Education, and developed the Critical Thinking Program for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

My hobbies include woodworking, freestyle wrestling, surfing, and watching indie/foreign films.

I'll listen carefully to your thoughts and feelings so that you can be understood and accepted for who and where you are. I'll understand and know the way forward.

The National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP) celebrated its 70th Anniversary in 2018. NPAP was founded by Theodor Reik, a student of Sigmund Freud, and is one of the oldest and largest psychoanalytic training institutes in the country.

NPAP training is complex, rigorous, and lengthy. It includes comprehensive course work in the theory and practice of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, extensive supervision of clinical work by senior clinicians, and the therapist’s own thorough personal psychoanalysis.