“addiction stories run on the fuel of darkness—the hypnotic spiral of an ongoing, deepening crisis—then recovery is often seen as the narrative slack, the dull terrain of wellness, a tedious addendum to the riveting blaze. I wasn’t immune; I’d always been enthralled by stories of wreckage. But I wanted to know if stories about getting better could ever be as compelling as stories about falling apart.”
My approach is primarily psychodynamic, while also integrating elements of self-psychology, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Seeking Safety, mindful self-compassion, and mindfulness. I am particularly interested in treating body image and identity issues as they relate to addiction, as well as addressing eating disorders through a social justice lens, including their impact on people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. I am also experienced in treating individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.
My work surrounding grief and loss is wide-ranging, with a special focus on motherless daughters, maternal grief and wounding, and emotional abandonment. I also support individuals who have experienced miscarriage, fertility-related challenges, post-partum depression, anxiety, or psychosis, as well as post-partum PTSD. I work with individuals undergoing IVF and with women’s health issues such as Endometriosis and PCOS, as well as with individuals who are pregnant and struggling with an eating disorder.
My favorite part of being a therapist is guiding each client through their personal transformation and witnessing each step as it is achieved. Together, we will identify what is deeply important in your life, and develop concrete skills to get your needs met directly. I help clients cultivate powerful internal resources such as self-compassion, emotional regulation techniques, radical self-acceptance, and confidence.
I have experience working across multiple levels of care, including residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient and outpatient settings. I bring a wealth of clinical experience, particularly from my work at a residential dual-diagnosis facility, where I served as a primary therapist for over five years. In that role, I supported licensed professionals—nurses, lawyers, and physicians—who were struggling with substance use, eating disorders, and mental health challenges. For the past five years, I have worked as the director of social work and as the assistant director of training at Mind Therapy Clinic. Currently, I provide expert supervision to therapists and interns, psychotherapy to individuals and families, as well as work as a professor, consultant, and advisor. I am an adjunct faculty member at Sarah Lawrence College and Smith School for Social Work, where I teach on eating disorders as a social justice issue.