I am a New York City based Licensed Psychologist, providing individual psychotherapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Simply having the intention to take action toward positive change is a significant step. I’m here to join you on this journey, and help you discover many new pathways to harmony and happiness in your life.

I earned my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University, and have over 15 years of professional experience helping clients reach their goals.

Psychotherapy is my passion, and my approach when working with clients is a blending of solution-focused Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness. For those who are interested, I also teach meditation, and can weave meditation practice into the therapy process. I have also completed formal training in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and have been granted the title of “Qualified MBCT Instructor’’ by the University of California San Diego Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute. I’m also an avid fitness enthusiast with interests in bodybuilding and the scientific principles of muscle hypertrophy.

Whether it is to better manage obstacles like stress, sadness, and anxiety, or to push the limits of optimal performance, I believe that psychotherapy and mindfulness can help you experience life more fully. I also provide consultation, workshops, and clinical supervision services.

I currently provide services remotely via telehealth.

MY WORK WITH SUPERVISEES

For students in graduate programs, early-career professionals, or working psychotherapists, I can provide training and supervision with a focus in Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness.

My approach to supervision is both detail-oriented and laid-back. Training in psychotherapy is serious business, but I also value having a collegial, conversational interpersonal style when working with supervisees. Mindfulness is my central area of specialization and expertise. I maintain my own daily mindfulness practice, and attend extended meditation retreats whenever possible, a few times a year. Thus, my approach to supervision is infused with this practice and I would work most synergistically with supervisees who share this interest personally as well as professionally. Having one’s own regular mindfulness practice, and teaching mindfulness from this embodied place is what distinguishes “Mindfulness-Based” clinical work from “Mindfulness-Informed,” which does not require maintaining a mindfulness practice.

Promoting overall holistic wellness is also a core value of mine. This includes areas such as sleep, exercise, nutrition, and stress management. In addition to providing psychoeducation to clients, these are important areas for clinicians to keep in balance themselves, so as to best serve and be present for their clients.

The number of cases on a caseload is a fairly incomplete metric for describing a clinician’s workload. I prefer to think about caseloads in terms of both number of clients and the degree of intensity that working with specific clients entails. Looking at it this way allows us to better balance a caseload so that it prevents burnout and maximizes capacity without hindering the clinician’s ability to be fully present with every client.

Supervisee’s wanting to expand and deepen their understanding of concepts and approaches from a psychodynamic/psychoanalytic perspective may be better served by pairing up with another supervisor such as Dr. Gary Brucato.