About Bridget
“When I can accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” Carl Rogers
Bridget’s experience with psychotherapy began with her own therapeutic work to understand why life felt so painful.
That experience led her to be able to process her experiences and see herself in a new compassionate light.
Bridget’s personal experience of living with an autoimmune disease compelled her to understand the body’s connection to our emotions. This has led to a deep fascination with the connection between the nervous system and how we experience life.
She graduated from Fordham University's Master of Clinical Social Work program in 2020 and earned her License in Clinical Social Work (LCSW) in New York State in 2024. Her postgraduate training in humanistic psychotherapy was with the New York Person-Centered Resource Center.
She has been in private practice since 2020.
There are many modalities that impact her 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 she understands her 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
All of the following modalities inform Bridget’s work with clients.
The Whole Person
BioPsychoSocial Model A core principle of social work: biological, psychological, and social factors influence how we experience life.
Person-Centered Therapy (Carl Rogers) Every person has an inherent capacity for growth. All beings deserve peace.
The Nervous System
Neurobiology (Drs. Dan Siegel, Gabor Mate, Bessel VanderKolk) Our nervous system dictates how we respond to the world. Our emotional responses impact our physical body.
Mindfulness Practices (Jon Kabat-Zinn) Tools for regulating the nervous system.
Trauma-Informed Practice (Drs. Gabor Maté and Bessel van der Kolk) Traumatic experiences impact our beliefs about ourselves and how we behave.
Relationships and Conflict
Emotionally Focused Therapy (Dr. Sue Johnson) Our early relationships create attachment patterns that follow us into adulthood.
The Gottman Method (Drs. John and Julie Gottman) Specific behaviors either build or erode connection in intimate relationships. Tools to improve connection.
Relational Life Therapy (Terry Real) Our relationships trigger protective responses that inhibit connection. We must learn to be a wise adult in our relationships.
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 made up of different parts.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (Dr. Aaron Beck) Our thoughts create our reality. Reframing our thoughts allows for new possibilities.