Treatment Approach

The therapy approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT is an evidenced based treatment approach, which helps individuals change thoughts to feel better. This approach involves both talk therapy and real life practice outside of the therapy session. I received extensive training in CBT at Montefiore Medical Center, the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Dartmouth College. I have also provided CBT training to clinicians for substance use disorders. You can learn more about CBT here.

psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic therapy plays a major role in my thinking and work as a therapist. This stems from my training at City College and supervision from expert psychodynamic psychotherapists in NYC. This technique involves helping individuals link past experiences with how they think, feel and act in the present. Often early life experiences stay with us and talking through those past experiences can lead to meaningful change in the present.

Family Support

I have over 15 years experience working in the public mental health field and I am familiar with the types of services available to individuals with serious mental illness and their family members. I work directly with families of individuals with serious mental illness to help them better understand their loved one’s experiences and how to cope when challenges arise. I also provide support to families to navigate the intricacies of the public and private mental health systems to be able to find their loved ones the care they need.

parenting support

Parenting is hard and it is even harder when you yourself are experiencing personal stress, feelings of dissatisfaction, depressive thoughts, low motivation or any other emotional or personal challenges in your life. In my work with parents, I help individuals identify their specific parenting challenges and easy to implement strategies in the short term as well as in depth analysis of where these difficulties began. Much of this work involves helping parents understand how they are currently parenting to move toward how they would like to parent. As a mom and psychologist, I keep current on the most up to date parenting science and child development in order to improve my parenting skills and to help the people who come to me for support. Much of the support I offer in this area is influenced by the work of Daniel J. Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD who recently wrote a piece in the parenting section of the NY Times that you can find here.