Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical and Healthy Therapy & Marriage Counseling Practices

My Approach to Helping

Finding a therapist can be a daunting process. I believe it is important to feel at ease in order to do the work therapy entails. I provide a comfortable, down-to-earth environment that will allow you to develop insight, find more choices in your life, and to build self confidence. I have advanced training in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy, however unlike classical analysis I do not act as a blank screen and have a contemporary approach. I provide feedback and believe in mutual collaboration between patient and therapist. I also believe it is important to modify my approach based on the needs of the individual.

 

More Info About My Practice

Beginning on September 7, 2010 I will be initiating a long-term psychotherapy group for women that will meet Tuesday evenings from 8:00-9:30 pm in the Union Square area of Manhattan. The group will focus on relationships, anxiety and depression, family issues, undoing negative behavior patterns, and the like. This is an affordable way to seek therapy as it costs only $50 per group. Some individual therapy experience is preferred.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Consultation
• Clinical Supervision

Ages I Work With

• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

In addition to my private practice, I have worked in a variety of agency settings and have experience with a range of issues (depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, identity, relationships, life transition, chronic illness, stress, divorce/separation, retirement, addiction and anger). I also hold a Masters in Non-Profit Management. For the past 6 years I have been working as a Program Director for the FDNY, providing counseling and therapeutic services to firefighters post-9/11. My experience with diverse groups of people has informed my belief that therapy should be tailored to the needs of the individual.

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Anger Management
• Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
• Dreamwork & Dream Analysis
• Integration of different therapy models
• Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Object Relations
• Psychoanalysis / Modern Psychoanalysis
• Psychodynamic
• Relational Psychotherapy
• Self Psychology
• Systems Theory /Therapy
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

• Identity Issues
• Attachment
• Addictions & Compulsions
• Life Changes
• Health & Body
• Social Skills & Problems
• Emotion Management
• Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
• Depression & Mood
• Family Problems
• Childhood & Adolescence
• Relationships & Marriage
• Occupational & Academic Issues
• Reproduction
• Self-Esteem & Confidence
• Sexuality
• Trauma
• Self-Harm & Suicide