Credentials and Training
I earned my doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Center for Professional Psychology at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I completed my APA-accredited doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship in Health Service Psychology at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York.
My clinical training and experience have included individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy, as well as psychological assessment. I have worked in a range of clinical settings, including private practice, college counseling, community mental health, substance use treatment, and residential and school-based settings.
In addition, I have experience teaching undergraduate and graduate psychology courses, supervising therapists and medical providers, and conducting research on mindfulness and psychotherapy integration and on pregnancy loss.
My View of the Therapeutic Relationship and Process
I believe that every individual deserves personalized, research-based treatment within a safe and trusting therapeutic space. I am skilled at creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where you can speak openly about whatever is on your mind. I will use myself to hear, see, feel, and bear witness to your experiences. My approach is always trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive, and relational. I integrate cognitive, behavioral, and mindfulness frameworks into the depth-oriented and insight-focused work when these approaches are clinically appropriate and supportive of your goals.
Psychotherapy is a space to explore the full range of your experiences, positive, painful, and everything in between. While symptoms may bring you to therapy, they are only one part of a much more complex story. Together, we will work to reduce emotional distress, gain insight into the influence of past experiences on present life, and uncover new paths forward. I will support you in examining your emotions, thought patterns, behaviors, and relationships with yourself and others with compassion and depth.
The therapeutic relationship can offer a powerful opportunity to live more authentically and meaningfully. I bring advanced, specialized training to meet each client where they are, adapting to their unique needs and experiences. This kind of work fosters sustainable growth and long-lasting change, often continuing well beyond the conclusion of treatment.