Psychotherapist Brooklyn, NYC

My relationship with my family has profoundly shaped both my life and my clinical practice. Growing up in a team-oriented household, my parents constantly encouraged my sister and me to engage with our community and take ownership of our roles within it. A defining moment came when my parents coached our Little League softball team. We were originally deemed the worst team in the league, but my parents taught us how to collaborate, lean into each other’s unique strengths, and work together. We didn’t just improve; we took first place. That experience taught me a lasting lesson: everyone is important, and with the right encouragement, anyone can discover their inner strength.

This team-oriented mentality ultimately inspired my transition from special education teacher to social worker. After 15 years focused on individualized education, I primarily work with children, adolescents, and their families within the New York City public school system, and I have experience working with families through the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Over the course of my career, I have supported young people navigating anxiety and depression, ADHD and autism, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, complex PTSD, and grief.

I have built my practice around helping people identify their strengths in a society that too often focuses on deficits. My approach is client-centered, strengths-based, systems-oriented, and trauma-informed. I put your unique needs, pacing, and goals first, and I focus on the resilience and capabilities you already have. I use systems theory and trauma-informed care to understand how family and community environments affect you, creating a safe, nonjudgmental space that honors your past experiences.

My process is grounded in engaging clients in work that truly matters to them, while remaining realistic about the challenges that brought them to therapy. Because no two people are alike, I integrate creative interventions tailored to each client’s strengths, interests, and goals. Sessions often incorporate play, art, and movement to make therapy dynamic and accessible. Ultimately, I view therapy as a partnership. We all have unique coping abilities, dreams, and fears, and all of them deserve to be recognized and honored as we work together as a therapeutic team.

When I’m not working with clients, I recharge through my own creative and active passions. You can usually find me reading, dancing, swimming, drawing, spending time with family and friends, or enjoying a movie night with my cats. 

• Child Therapy & Teen Issues
• Anxiety & Depression 
• ADHD & Autism
• Trauma