It all starts with listening. I listen to understand your experience. And ultimately, together, we work to cultivate a lived experience intended to enlighten, unburden and enliven.

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To do this I use an integrative psychoanalytic approach founded in curiosity and collaboration. I address a variety of problems relating to trauma, depression, anxiety or self-esteem that can undermine ones ability to thrive interpersonally, creatively, sexually or professionally. 

 

Whether it's a life-change, an experience that feels impossible to get beyond, a daily struggle to find meaning, creative blocks, feeling frustrated with the quality of relationships or something else, I will meet you there. Through listening, and in-depth dialogue we will explore your internal experience and how it impacts relating to others.

 

Amongst the areas of inquiry, we will consider the quality of early relationships with caregivers and other key people. We will create space to inquire how each of those important relationships configures your internal life and how it may play out in present-day family dynamics, intimate love, identity, fantasy and the choices you make.

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A psychoanalytic approach tends to focus on such things as internal experience, the impact of environment on identity, and relationships-past and present. I also use EMDR to treat trauma held in the body which may feel more difficult to reach and process with only words.

 

Separately, I may encourage you to carry on our work together outside of our sessions, with journaling or your own meditation practice that I can teach you if needed.

 

With a background in anthropology, I have a special interest in how culture shapes each of us. Together, we will consider the impact of your culture and how it may shape the meaning of triumphs and the struggles you face. 

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I hold masters degrees from NYU's  School of Social Work and TISCH School of the Arts. I am a graduate of NIP's 4 year psychoanalytic program. And I am EMDR Level 3 trained via The Parnell Institute. 

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I see clients in private practice both in NYC and Westchester NY. I also serve as a Counseling Consultant for the Juilliard School.

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