Therapy in Westchester

I have provided therapy as a licensed psychotherapist since 2010, and have been working in social work since 2005.  My office is currently located in Larchmont, New York, and I provide sessions both in-person in Westchester County and virtually throughout New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. I work with individuals age fourteen and above.

I offer free 20-minute phone consultations so that we may decide if I’m the best fit.

Expertise

I specialize in working with childhood and developmental trauma, relationships, anxiety and post-traumatic stress reactions. I utilize evidence-based, attachment-oriented and relational models of treatment.

My areas of expertise include:

  • trauma /PTSD due to childhood trauma, relationship dynamics, narcissistic abuse, life stressors or a recent isolated experience

  • anxiety/overwhelming stress

  • the experience of depression

  • the challenges of pregnancy and/or new parenthood

  • those impacted by antagonistic relational stress

  • those impacted by family/partners dealing with addiction

  • difficult life transitions, including the transition from high school to college, or college to the working world

Experience/Training

I have been a licensed psychotherapist for 15 years with professional licenses in New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Having received my Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work from New York University, I have provided therapy and support services in private practice, schools, mental health clinics, and non-profit agencies serving families. I also have experience supervising and training other therapists and graduate-level interns in clinical social work.

Post-Graduate Professional Training:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Training

  • Dynamics of Narcissistic and Antagonistic Relationships

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Training

  • Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) to Support the Mental Health of Caregivers

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Level 1 Certification

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with the Penn Program for Mindfulness

  • Gender Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Clients

  • Utilizing Mindfulness Practice in the Therapy Setting

  • Neuro-Science Informed Treatment for Anxiety, Panic and Worry

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

  • Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

  • Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency (ARC) Treatment: for youth and families with complex trauma