My approach: As an integrative therapist, I combine psychodynamic, relational, and skills-based approaches with up-to-date research on what works (and doesn’t!) and the connections between our brains and bodies.

Education and training: I am a New York City native, first generation college student, and a graduate of CUNY and SUNY. I earned my B.A. in Psychology from Hunter College where I completed training and research in cognitive science and graduated cum laude with departmental honors. I completed my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University at Albany, where in addition to my clinical training, I conducted research on health disparities and intimate partner violence, and was actively engaged in social justice advocacy on campus and in the community. I completed my clinical internship and postdoctoral training with North Bronx Healthcare Network, where I additionally supervised and oversaw our Psychology Interns’ Outpatient training. I have extensively worked with adults and adolescents across a range of outpatient and inpatient settings, including public and private hospitals, college counseling centers, psychiatric emergency rooms, VA Medical Center’s Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinic, and community mental health clinics, providing individual, group, and couples therapy, psychological testing, and organizational training.

Current work: I currently divide my time between direct clinical work, supervision, teaching, and consultation. As a clinical psychologist in private practice, I conduct psychotherapy with adult and adolescent clients. I also develop and oversee mental health programming and research and supervise mental health clinicians and students on Riker's Island for a population of individuals with comorbid mental and physical health problems. I provide clinical consultation to individuals and organizations on trauma-informed care, intimate partner violence, and the development of responsive clinical programming, and supervise mental health practitioners looking to specialize in the treatment of trauma.