Licensed Psychotherapist
Insight-oriented psychotherapy
My work is grounded in a psychodynamic, relational, and insight-oriented approach, which focuses on understanding the deeper emotional patterns and relational dynamics that shape how we experience ourselves and others. Rather than viewing symptoms in isolation, I pay attention to the underlying meanings, conflicts, and repeated patterns that often develop outside of conscious awareness but continue to influence present-day relationships, emotions, and choices. In therapy, we explore how past experiences—particularly early relational experiences—may show up in current patterns such as difficulty trusting others, fear of vulnerability, self-criticism, or repeated interpersonal challenges. I also pay close attention to what unfolds within the therapeutic relationship itself, as it often reflects important relational themes that can be understood and worked through in real time. This is a collaborative and reflective process aimed at increasing self-understanding and emotional insight, while also creating space for new ways of relating to oneself and others to emerge. Over time, this work can support greater clarity, emotional freedom, and the capacity for more fulfilling and secure relationships.
Trauma
My work with trauma has taken place across community mental health, academic medical, and clinical training settings, where I have supported children, teens and adults with a wide range of complex trauma histories, including childhood trauma, attachment wounds, interpersonal violence, military and combat trauma, and chronic stress. I understand trauma not only as a response to overwhelming events, but also as something that can shape how a person experiences themselves, others, and the world long after the original events have passed. In therapy, I focus on helping clients make sense of these experiences at a pace that feels safe, while also supporting emotional regulation, grounding, and increased capacity for reflection and connection. My approach is trauma-informed and integrative, drawing from psychodynamic, attachment-based, CBT, DBT, and EMDR-informed methods when appropriate. This allows me to tailor treatment to each person’s needs—whether the work involves deeper processing of past experiences, building coping skills for present distress, or strengthening the capacity for more secure and stable relationships over time.
Attachment
Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships and emotional experiences shape how we relate to ourselves and others throughout life. I view many current struggles—such as difficulties in relationships, self-esteem, anxiety, or emotional regulation—as understandable adaptations to earlier experiences where needs for safety, consistency, or emotional attunement may not have been fully met. My training in attachment began during graduate studies at The New School for Social Research and continued through clinical and research work at The Center for Attachment Research, where I studied how early caregiver–child relationships influence emotional regulation, identity development, and patterns of connection across the lifespan. This foundation informs my clinical work today. Rather than viewing symptoms in isolation, I understand them as meaningful adaptations shaped by early relational experiences and current life circumstances. In therapy, we explore these patterns with curiosity and compassion, including how they may appear in the therapeutic relationship itself, such as in fears of closeness, difficulty trusting others, or patterns of emotional withdrawal or people-pleasing. My approach is collaborative and relational, with the goal of creating a consistent, emotionally attuned therapeutic space that supports greater self-understanding and the development of more secure, satisfying relationships outside of therapy.
Veteran's Mental Health
My experience with Veterans at James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx gave me a deep appreciation for the unique challenges many veterans face, including the effects of trauma, moral injury, difficulties transitioning to civilian life, suicidal ideation and attempts, relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, and the lasting impact of military culture. It also reinforced the importance of providing care that is thoughtful, collaborative, and grounded in respect for each person's lived experience. Whether your experiences are directly related to military service or to events that occurred before or after your time in the military, therapy offers an opportunity to better understand how those experiences continue to shape your life today. My approach is psychodynamic and attachment-based, helping clients explore longstanding patterns while building greater emotional resilience, self-understanding, and more fulfilling relationships. I also offer couples therapy, and use my background in working with partners/families of Veterans transitioning from military to civilian life to inform this work. I welcome veterans and military-connected individuals seeking a space that values honesty, curiosity, and meaningful therapeutic work.
EMDR
I offer Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as both a standalone, structured treatment and as an integrated part of longer-term psychotherapy, depending on each client’s needs and goals. EMDR is an evidence-based approach designed to help people process and reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories, while supporting the nervous system in developing a greater sense of safety and stability. For some clients, EMDR may be used as a focused treatment to target specific traumatic experiences or distressing symptoms. For others, it is incorporated within ongoing psychodynamic and attachment-based therapy to support deeper processing of experiences that emerge over time in the context of relational work. In either format, EMDR is used in a collaborative and paced way, guided by each client’s readiness and capacity. The goal is not to erase past experiences, but to help them feel less overwhelming and more integrated, so that they no longer interfere with present-day functioning, relationships, or sense of self.