What's My Approach to Therapy?
You may look successful, capable, and composed on the outside—yet privately feel anxious, self-doubting, or like an imposter. Many of the people I work with are outwardly high-functioning but internally feel stuck, disconnected, or quietly struggling.
I work collaboratively as a co-pilot in the therapeutic process, helping you understand and shift long-standing emotional and relational patterns that quietly interfere with your work, relationships, and self-care. Painful or unmet experiences—past and present—often repeat themselves until they are understood. Therapy offers a place to slow these patterns down, make sense of them, and loosen their grip.
My goal is to help you move beyond chronic self-criticism, emotional isolation, or feeling “not enough,” and toward greater self-trust, emotional resilience, and a more connected, fulfilling life.
In addition to individual therapy, I am an experienced group psychotherapist. For over 30 years, I have worked with college-aged young adults and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma (past and present), self-neglect, and self-sabotage. My areas of specialization include weight regulation and eating disorders, emotional fall out of GLP1’s women’s health concerns, and relationship and couples issues.
Reaching out doesn’t commit you to therapy—it starts a conversation. Choosing the right therapist matters, and we’ll take time to see if this feels like the right fit.
My Practice & Services
My approach to psychotherapy is grounded in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thinking, while also integrating cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and sensorimotor, trauma-informed approaches. This allows me to work both deeply and practically—helping you gain insight, improve emotional regulation, and create meaningful, real-world change.
I bring over three decades of clinical experience, along with academic appointments at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where I serve as Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Environmental Medicine and Public Health. I am also Senior Psychotherapy Consultant to the New York Obesity Research Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, in affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College.
I am an out-of-network provider. Many clients are able to receive partial reimbursement through their out-of-network insurance benefits. I provide the documentation needed to support this process and encourage clients to contact their insurance carrier to confirm coverage.
Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With
? Anxiety, depression, and chronic stress
? Trauma and attachment-related difficulties
? Imposter feelings, self-doubt, and shame
? Emotional eating, eating disorders, and body image concerns
? The emotional impact of GLP-1 medications and weight loss
? Relationship, marital, and divorce-related concerns
? Life transitions, grief, and loss
? Burnout and work?life strain in professionals and executives
? Women?s health and chronic health?related emotional concerns
