People often begin therapy because they find themselves repeating patterns they do not fully understand. They may feel stuck in relationships, overwhelmed by anxiety, burdened by grief, disconnected from themselves, or struggling to move forward despite their best efforts. Others come to therapy with a sense that something in their lives feels incomplete or out of alignment, even when things appear successful from the outside.
I believe our emotional lives are shaped not only by what we consciously know about ourselves, but also by experiences, relationships, and expectations that operate outside of awareness. In therapy, we create space to explore these patterns with curiosity rather than judgment. Together, we pay attention to your thoughts, emotions, relationships, dreams, bodily experiences, and the meanings you make of your life.
My approach integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy with evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based interventions. I am particularly interested in the relationship between emotional and physical well-being and how unresolved experiences may influence both mind and body.
I work with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, cultural identity concerns, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and questions of meaning and purpose. My hope is to create a therapeutic relationship that feels thoughtful, collaborative, and genuine—a space where deeper understanding can lead to greater freedom, flexibility, and connection with yourself and others.
People often begin therapy because they find themselves repeating patterns they do not fully understand. They may feel stuck in relationships, overwhelmed by anxiety, burdened by grief, disconnected from themselves, or struggling to move forward despite their best efforts. Others come to therapy with a sense that something in their lives feels incomplete or out of alignment, even when things appear successful from the outside.
I believe our emotional lives are shaped not only by what we consciously know about ourselves, but also by experiences, relationships, and expectations that operate outside of awareness. In therapy, we create space to explore these patterns with curiosity rather than judgment. Together, we pay attention to your thoughts, emotions, relationships, dreams, bodily experiences, and the meanings you make of your life.
My approach integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy with evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based interventions. I am particularly interested in the relationship between emotional and physical well-being and how unresolved experiences may influence both mind and body.
I work with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, cultural identity concerns, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and questions of meaning and purpose. My hope is to create a therapeutic relationship that feels thoughtful, collaborative, and genuine—a space where deeper understanding can lead to greater freedom, flexibility, and connection with yourself and others.
“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise”
I am a licensed psychologist in New York. I earned my doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University and completed my doctoral internship at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. I subsequently completed postdoctoral training at Mount Sinai Morningside’s Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic before joining NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan as a staff psychologist. Throughout my training and career, I have worked in inpatient psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, psychoanalytic training clinics, cancer care settings, and community mental health programs.
My clinical work has focused on adults experiencing trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, serious mental illness, relationship difficulties, cultural identity concerns, and challenges related to physical health and medical conditions. I have received extensive psychodynamic training through the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute and integrate psychodynamic understanding with contemporary evidence-based approaches.
My research has focused on grief, trauma, immigrant mental health, emotion regulation, and culturally responsive psychotherapy. I am particularly interested in the relationship between emotional and physical health and how psychotherapy can foster healing across both mind and body.
