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I am a trauma informed clinician with training in CBT and DBT. I work from a strengths based perspective with children, adolescents, and their families as well as adults and couples to help navigate the complexity of relationships and day to day stressors. I run several groups including social skill building groups for children who have diagnoses including 2e, Anxiety, ADHD, ODD, and ASD, parent support groups, and DBT skill building groups.

I have worked in residential and school settings as well as in criminal justice. I also the parent of an elementary age child who is always teaching me things and helps me see things from a child's perspective.

It can be very difficult to trust someone especially a stranger and telling your story multiple times. Asking for help is not always easy and scheduling can be challenging. Currently I see adult clients remotely and some children outdoors in Prospect Park.

I want you to feel comfortable and empowered in our work together, so here’s what might be helpful to know about me:

My Approach: I practice from a trauma-informed, strengths-based, abolitionist, decolonized, narrative, and CBT lens, tailored to your unique goals. Therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all, so we’ll collaborate to find what works for you.

My Role: I’m not here to give advice or judge. My job is to help you uncover insights, build skills, and navigate challenges with compassion, while you remain the expert on your own life.

My Boundaries: I don’t share personal details beyond what’s clinically helpful to protect our therapeutic relationship. This keeps the focus on you.

My Commitment: I prioritize cultural humility, LGBTQ+ affirming care, and social justice. Your identities and values will always be respected here.

My Limits: If your needs fall outside my expertise, I’ll help you find a better-fit provider. Your safety and progress come first.

Many of us, at some point in life, experience overwhelming and unpleasant feelings, such as persistent sadness, anxiety, grief, anger, loneliness, or stress. These may be the result of trauma, problems in relationships, stress because of work or school, loss, major life changes, conflicts, or unconscious/conscious self-defeating beliefs. However, no matter what has happened to us, we all have an innate ability to grow, to process, and to change. That fact that you are in this platform looking for help is already a great first step towards your healing process. I would very much like to help.

In my practice I provide strength and solution focused psychotherapy from a faith-based perspective (i.e. Catholic/Christian). This therapeutic process helps to empower you to take personal responsibility, resolve life problems, encourages you to advance towards desired goals, and promote healthy self-esteem.

I have over 10 years of experience providing psychotherapy services to teenagers, young adults, and older adults. The work that I do has helped people heal, improve their overall quality of life, improve spiritual growth, and their relationships.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have focused the majority of my career on youth and young adults. I love working with young people as they navigate the challenges of personality development, family relationships, and exploring their place in the world beyond the family. My clinical judgment and practice strategies are guided by over twenty years of work with a wide variety of clients and circumstances. As a social worker in a lively high school and a parent of two young adults, I am very comfortable building rapport with the full gamut of adolescent personalities.

I am very excited to support clients in all developmental life stages as they work through clinical and non-clinical issues. These include depression, anxiety, trauma, divorce, grief and loss, life and career transitions, relationships, parenting, family dynamics, and aging.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in New York, with a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Columbia University Teachers College. My approach is rooted in empathy, curiosity, and compassion, while also being direct and giving the gentle challenges that are sometimes needed. I believe in creating a safe space where you can explore all parts of yourself, even those that are difficult. Together, we will work to help you connect with your true self in order build the life and relationships you want.

Navigating life’s challenges can feel overwhelming at times, but you don’t have to do it alone. I truly believe that vulnerability is a strength—it’s often where real growth begins. Everyone comes in with their own story, goals, and hopes, and I take that seriously. In our work together, you won’t just be “a client”—you’ll be an active part of the process. We’ll work side by side to better understand what you’re going through, build on your strengths, and move toward the life you want. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe enough to be honest with yourself, explore what’s been holding you back, and discover what’s possible when you start showing up for yourself in new ways.

I’m glad you’re here! It’s a brave step to reach out. It is my hope that you feel welcomed by me, no matter where you may be in your life. It may feel scary or intimidating to begin therapy. My top priority is making it a comfortable, trusting, and safe experience for you. I treat overwhelmed and overburdened mothers, women of all ages, and young adults.

We often underestimate past experiences' effect on our personality, self-image, and current relational patterns. Together, we will bridge gaps between the past and present and identify the patterns of behavior, coping, and interpersonal functioning that no longer serve you. My approach to therapy is non-judgmental, empathic, and candid, with humoristic relief.