My Approach to Helping

For better or worse our early relationships strongly impact our emotional experiences as adults, often in ways we do not understand. If you're dissatisfied in your life, you probably have tried to find solutions on your own before considering contacting a therapist. Or maybe you tried therapy and it only helped you temporarily or partially, but never got to the heart of the problem. I work with adults and couples facing challenges and who seek a deeper understanding of themselves.

There is a biological need to feel understood that exists within all of us, which is where our emotional life exists. Therapy is a process where you examine your thoughts and feelings, and in the process become more connected to yourself. I draw from extensive education, training and experience, and identify anxieties and repetitive patterns that interfere with the initiation or maintenance of intimate relationships.

In-depth therapy focuses on the individual's emotional experiences in their relationships in order to create change. Although the emphasis is on present relationships, understanding and insight is gained through recognizing old relational patterns that have a huge influence on one's current life.

All people suffer sometimes from frustration, emotional distress and dissastisfaction. Even if you do not have mental health issues, therapy can help you overcome obstacles that have kept you from your path to self-fulfillment.

More Info About My Practice

A Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, Fellow of The American Psychotherapy Association. Along with general training in Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), advanced training from the Los Angeles Institute & Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (LAISPS). Fellow of the American Psychotherapy Association, and credentialled from the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Former Adjunct Psychology Professor of Baruch College-City University of New York, and published in the Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice, Journal of Adolescence and Journal of Personality & Individual Differences. Licensed in Nevada and New York.
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What Makes up a Problem?

Through neuroscience we now understand more about genetics versus environmental influences. It seems that genetics predispose us to develop a certain way. But our experiences, including all of our interactions with others, have a signficant impact on how our predispositions are expressed.