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My goal is for my patients to find relief from their pain and gain a better understanding of who they are. Examining perceptions and patterns can help people to understand what is not working in their lives and can lead to sustainable change. Therapy offers the opportunity to resolve relationship issues, manage chronic anxiety and depression, work through trauma, sort out painful experiences like divorce and infertility, and examine questions of identity and fulfillment. It is essential that the patient feel their therapist truly understands them. I am happy to help you find the right therapist, whether me or someone else.

My role as a therapist is to create a safe environment for individuals to address their issues in an authentic manner. I have experience working with issues, including but not limited to, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and making change in life during challenging transitional periods. With a collaborative approach, I empower and guide clients to deepen their understanding of themselves and further use this insight to initiate change and identify goals within reach. Therapy can begin from a good place; we do not have to be struggling or feeling like the walls are closing in on us in order to start the process of healing.

Over the past 25 years, I have partnered as therapist, teacher, graduate professor, and learner with adults, children and their families, and couples. Most are within a transition, filled with angst, anticipation, conflicting emotions and thoughts. Many are navigating a loss relating to illness, relationship, academics, and often the ambiguous loss of expectations. There is suffering, sadness, anxiety, and often lack of trust in one's self and abilities. You have the resources, yet you may need a tool to assist accessing and building upon your strengths with a renewed sense of hope and confidence in varied future possibilities.

If you are feeling anxious or depressed, stuck on thoughts that just won't go away, or battling an overwhelming impulse, I am here to help. As a therapist, I specialize in the treatment of anxiety and its related disorders by targeting your thoughts and their associated consequences on your feelings and behaviors. I am here to listen to your story in a supportive, non-judgmental environment, with the ultimate goal of finding much-needed relief from what is troubling you.

BehavAble is a division of Up Wee Grow, Inc. that provides family therapy, parent-coaching, and behavior therapy for children up to 12 years of age. BehavAble’s expert therapists excel at helping kids with: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior & Conduct Concerns, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment to Divorce, and other concerns. Up Wee Grow has been an established leader in developmental services in New York for over 27 years.

I am a psychotherapist who received my graduate education at Columbia University. Having served as a clinician at a leading eating disorder treatment center in New York City, my experience lies in treating eating disorders and disordered eating, anxiety, OCD, depression, and trauma.

Engaging in therapy takes courage and strength, and a willingness to feel vulnerable. Because of this, I approach therapy with warmth and compassion to create a safe space for reflection and healing. I am passionate about working with children, teens and adults who have experienced trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, parenting challenges and/or general life stressors.

As a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in New York City, I provide psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, parent-child dyads and families. I work from a collaborative and integrative approach, tailoring each treatment to the unique strengths and needs of the individual/family in order to alleviate symptoms and create meaningful and lasting change.

Whether it's individual, couples, or group therapy, I strive to be a therapist who is challenging and direct without being judgmental; is open-minded and encouraging of my clients to explore options in their lives that may be different than my own or others around them. I am someone who doesn't rush to diagnose and pathologize, but rather to understand. And specifically and most importantly, I have a keen understanding of the intricacies of intimacy and sexuality within relationship to oneself and community.

Don't you hate it when you feel overwhelmingly sad or helpless? Do you feel like you're losing control and your friends and family have run out of advice to give you? Perhaps, those around you don't get who you are - or you or a loved one are living with a chronic health condition? Maybe, you just need someone to talk to. Guess what? I'm here for you to help you build a mindset that is clear, rational, and free of mental blocks. It's not about being perfect; it's about feeling better about living your best life. My objective is to help you become your own therapist.

Effective psychotherapy alleviates suffering, builds stronger personal and professional relationships and helps you achieve your goals and expand your capacity to live a fulfilling life. Through our work you will gain a deeper and more meaningful understanding of yourself and how you engage with others. Together we will explore what has led to the establishment of your relational patterns. Therapy works through collaboration; we work together to understand your experiences, memories and relationships in order to create change. I believe people are stronger, happier and more successful when they are connected to those around them.

My goal as a therapist is to create a safe and supportive environment for your express your feelings, gain insight, and learn coping skills to make actionable changes in your life. I support clients struggling with anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, depression, trauma, substance use, relationship issues, and life transitions as young as 14 years old. Treatment will be tailored to your needs in a warm, non-judgmental environment. Together we will work towards finding your strength and improving your life by exploring your past, gaining insight into yourself, changing your thinking patterns, and working towards self-acceptance.

I believe my approach to therapy has always been to provide a space where people can feel heard, understood and challenged to look at themselves and the choices they have made. This applies to the youth of today as well as those more experienced in life. I offer a genuine and direct approach to changing lives, while going at the right pace for each individual. People need to feel safe in a non judgmental space and appreciate honest feedback and direction while they transition on their therapeutic journey. I am eclectic in my approach to treatment and use a multitude of therapeutic techniques which are individualized to each client.

My concern as a psychotherapist is establishing trust and security between my patient and myself. I treat the patient's symptoms with attention to symptom origins, and work to change character and personality traits that impair relationships and achievement: trust, attachment, healthy dependency and assertiveness. I treat adolescents and adults.

With more than 25 years of experience, I provide a safe, confidential environment where people can explore their inner life leading to better choices less distress, and a greater ability to reach their potential. As a psychotherapist with a psychodynamic psychoanalytic frame of reference, I have worked successfully with people toward a deeper understanding of their motives and behavior, and an awareness of the meanings behind current difficulties.

Couples, whether married or dating, have issues and problems that arise when communication breaks down. This break down in communication leads to misunderstandings which result in anger, hurt, anxiety, depression, guilt, and feelings of hopelessness. We evaluate each person independently with a high level of professional expertise. For couples, there are times when separate therapy for one of the partners is necessary while marriage counseling continues concurrently. Individual psychotherapy or psychoanalysis is recommended when one of the partners is depressed or anxious and is struggling with their own personal problems.

Deciding to seek help from a psychologist is an important step in the life of an individual or couple. I have years of experience providing a caring and safe, yet challenging environment where you can explore and achieve your goals. I'll help you capitalize on your strengths, and overcome your difficulties. We will discover what works best for you. It is always the client who defines success and the goals leading to it. Our work together will help you live a more fulfilled life.