About Me
I know what it feels like to be stuck.
I've been on the other side. It was psychotherapy that changed that. It showed me a way through, and it changed the direction of my life.
My path to healing has always included the relationship between my physical and emotional bodies. The autoimmune disease that I was diagnosed with at 15 made it so that I could not ignore my well-being. I am grateful to it for leading me beyond the limitations of my family of origin.
While I work with individuals and relationship systems from all walks of life, lately my work has begun to focus more on individuals and couples stuck in patterns of conflict. Conflict with others, with themselves, with the same patterns that keep showing up no matter how hard they try to change. My work is focused on one thing: helping you get unstuck, manage what feels unmanageable, and build relationships that actually feel good to be in.
In my work with clients, I often help them understand the relationship between their emotions and their physical body. Our emotions affect our bodies and our bodies affect our emotions.
“When I can accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” Carl Rogers
The Path That Led Here
I graduated from Fordham University's Master of Clinical Social Work program in 2020 and earned my License in Clinical Social Work (LCSW) in New York State in 2024. My postgraduate training in humanistic psychotherapy was with the New York Person-Centered Resource Center.
I have been in private practice since 2020.
There are many modalities that impact my work with clients, including person-centered, psychodynamic, CBT (thought work) and more, however the relationship between the body and emotions almost always plays a role in how I understand my clients.
It is my privilege to be allowed into my clients' inner worlds.
Find Me On: Psychology Today · NY Person-Centered Resource Center
The Approach
Good therapy isn't one size fits all. The modalities below inform how I work. Each one was chosen because it addresses a different layer of why we get stuck and how we find our way through.
The Whole Person
BioPsychoSocial Model A core principle of social work: biological, psychological, and social factors all shape how we experience life. No single lens is enough.
Person-Centered Therapy (Carl Rogers) Every person has an inherent capacity for growth. My role isn't to fix you. It's to create the conditions where you can grow. All beings deserve peace.
The Nervous System
Neurobiology (Dr. Dan Siegel) Our nervous system dictates how we respond to the world. Emotional responses aren't just psychological. They live in the body. Understanding this changes everything about how we approach conflict and reactivity.
Mindfulness Practices (Jon Kabat-Zinn) When life experiences activate the nervous system, we need tools to reset. Mindfulness practices help regulate the body so the mind can follow.
Trauma-Informed Practice (Drs. Gabor Maté and Bessel van der Kolk) Traumatic experiences affect our physiology, and that affects our health, our behavior, and our relationships. Healing isn't just about insight. It's about the body catching up too.
Relationships and Conflict
Emotionally Focused Therapy (Dr. Sue Johnson) Our early relationships create attachment patterns that follow us into adulthood. EFT helps us understand those patterns and build more secure, connected ways of relating.
The Gottman Method (Drs. John and Julie Gottman) Decades of research show that specific behaviors either build or erode connection in intimate relationships. This work gives couples concrete tools, not just insight.
Relational Life Therapy (Terry Real) Our relationships trigger protective responses that made sense once but now get in the way. Learning to show up as the wise adult rather than the reactive child is the foundation of lasting relational change.
The Inner World
Psychodynamic Therapy (Freud, Jung) Our experiences shape an unconscious voice that drives our motivations and sense of self. Making that voice conscious is one of the most powerful things therapy can do.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) (Richard Schwartz) We are not one thing. Different parts of us, formed at different times and for different reasons, can pull us in competing directions. IFS helps those parts work together instead of against each other.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)(Dr. Aaron Beck) Our thoughts create our reality. Reframing how we think opens up new possibilities for how we feel and how we act.
Ready to Work Together?
If you're tired of the same conflicts, the same distance, the same feeling of being stuck, this is the work.
The first step is just a conversation.