Everyone has unique strengths and resilience; my role is to help you identify and build on these abilities in order to navigate challenges and deepen your self-understanding. I approach our work together by combining a strengths-based perspective with a psychodynamic lens, focusing on building an authentic and supportive therapeutic relationship where evolution and change can happen.
I guide clients to gain insight into the ways in which their ingrained and unconscious patterns, along with past experiences, can shape current thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we’ll explore the connections between your internal and external world, identifying recurring themes that may be contributing to current stressors. My goal is not only to bring awareness to these patterns, but also to work together to discover new avenues that may be more suitable for you.
I work genuinely and transparently, creating a supportive, collaborative environment where you feel comfortable working through thoughts and feelings. Therapy doesn’t have to be rigid or overly serious all the time, as it is often portrayed. Humor, when used thoughtfully, can remind us that there can be pockets of relief, even during the heaviest of times. Therapy is a partnership, and I’m ready to dive in if you are.
Everyone has unique strengths and resilience; my role is to help you identify and build on these abilities in order to navigate challenges and deepen your self-understanding. I approach our work together by combining a strengths-based perspective with a psychodynamic lens, focusing on building an authentic and supportive therapeutic relationship where evolution and change can happen.
I guide clients to gain insight into the ways in which their ingrained and unconscious patterns, along with past experiences, can shape current thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we’ll explore the connections between your internal and external world, identifying recurring themes that may be contributing to current stressors. My goal is not only to bring awareness to these patterns, but also to work together to discover new avenues that may be more suitable for you.
I work genuinely and transparently, creating a supportive, collaborative environment where you feel comfortable working through thoughts and feelings. Therapy doesn’t have to be rigid or overly serious all the time, as it is often portrayed. Humor, when used thoughtfully, can remind us that there can be pockets of relief, even during the heaviest of times. Therapy is a partnership, and I’m ready to dive in if you are.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
I earned my Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Fordham University, where I also completed a certificate in Crisis and Resilience. During my graduate training, I had the opportunity to work at the Training Institute for Mental Health (TI), a psychoanalytically based institute. This experience allowed me to study the intersections between identity, social and cultural dynamics, and how our ingrained patterns of which we are not aware can contribute to our current stressors.
I’ve worked with individuals experiencing a wide range of challenges, including mood, thought, personality, and learning disorders. I developed a special focus on men’s mental health, as well as with individuals navigating the complexities of immigration and cultural identity. Additional life stressors I’ve worked with include: substance use, grief and loss, life transitions, workplace trauma, relationship issues and infertility/IVF treatment.
