What's My Approach to Therapy?
It takes courage to look honestly at what drives self-neglect, self-sabotage, anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck. Many of the people I work with appear successful on the outside yet privately struggle with self-doubt or imposter feelings—wondering, “If people really knew how I feel, would I still be accepted?”
I work collaboratively as a co-pilot in the therapeutic process, helping you understand and shift long-standing patterns that interfere with your professional life, relationships, and self-care. Painful or unmet relational experiences—past and present—often repeat themselves until they are understood. Therapy offers a space to untangle these patterns so you are no longer living them on repeat.
My goal is to help you move beyond feelings of being “not worthwhile” or “unlovable,” and toward a more empowered, connected, and 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 struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma (past and present), self-neglect, and self-sabotage. My areas of specialization include weight regulation and eating disorders, women’s health issues, and relationship and couples concerns.
My Practice & Services
I am trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, informed by psychoanalytic thinking, and I also integrate cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and sensorimotor trauma-informed approaches. This allows me to work both deeply and practically—addressing insight, emotional regulation, and real-world change.
I hold a dual appointment as Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. I am also the Senior Psychotherapy Consultant to the New York Obesity Research Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, in affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College.
I am not on insurance panels; however, many clients receive reimbursement through their out-of-network benefits. I provide the necessary documentation to support this process and encourage clients to contact their insurance carrier to confirm coverage.
Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With
Through my work with eating and body image concerns, including the emotional impact of GLP-1 medications, relationship and marital issues, divorce, and the pressures faced by executives, professionals, and academics, I have learned that emotional distress responds best to in-depth exploration paired with a focus on meaningful, sustainable change.
I help individuals navigate the psychological and relational shifts that can accompany weight loss, appetite suppression, body changes, and identity disruption associated with GLP-1 use?particularly when longstanding emotional patterns, shame, or trauma resurface rather than resolve.
Confidence, self-trust, and emotional resilience are not simply traits you either have or don?t have?they can be developed, strengthened, and practiced. I work best with people who are curious about themselves, motivated for growth, and who recognize that alongside their self-doubt lives a strong, capable core waiting to be accessed.
