I am a licensed clinical social worker practicing psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in Pleasantville, NY. Before entering the field of mental health, I worked in the art world, writing and working on artists’ books. I received my master’s degree in clinical social work from New York University in 2004. I did internships at South Beach Psychiatric Center and at New York Center for Counseling and Guidance. For over four years I worked as an individual, group and family therapist at The Renfrew Center of New York — an experience which became the foundation of my specializations in eating disorders and in trauma therapy.

My training in psychoanalysis began at the Training Institute at New York Center for Counseling and Guidance in 2004-05, and continued at Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center in Manhattan in 2006-2008. In 2012-2014, I completed a certificate in Relational Psychoanalysis at the Stephen Mitchell Relational Study Center. I completed my certification in Couples Therapy with the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

I have continued my education in psychoanalysis and in other psychotherapy modalities such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Somatic Experiencing in private study groups and workshops since then.