Overview

Often our professional demands, school, parenthood, grief, loss, and other life stressors cause us to disconnect from ourselves and others.

The experience of disconnection with ourselves and others is detrimental to our physical and mental health. Individual, couples and family therapy can help.

Personalized

Each client brings a nuanced and unique story into the therapy space. I tailor my therapeutic approach to each individual client. I integrate short-term and long-term therapy techniques in order to facilitate the therapeutic process and to meet each individual’s needs and goals for treatment.

Research

My research background is rooted in attachment theory. In sessions, clients and I will use evidence-based methods and tools to explore early attachment patterns to better understand how early relationships shape the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of today.

Neuroscience research is also integrated into sessions. In sessions, we will often explore behaviors, physiological reactions, and the fight, flight, or freeze response to foster exploration, healing, and growth.

Languages

I have a passion for working with bilingual, international, and first-generation clients, providing therapy in both English and Spanish.

Research and Clinical Training

My clinical training and research background spans several esteemed institutions. At The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital, I focused on women’s mental health and evidence-based care, particularly in perinatal settings. I earned my doctorate at The New School for Social Research, where I studied psychodynamic theory and integrative clinical practice with distinguished attachment researchers Dr. Miriam Steele and Dr. Howard Steele. At Lenox Hill Hospital | Northwell Health, I specialized in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, deepening my clinical work with new and expectant parents and collaborating closely with OB-GYNs and psychiatry teams to support patients during the reproductive years.

Treatment

Using a strengths-based approach, we can help you achieve a deeper sense of self-awareness, a better understanding of relational patterns, resolve internal conflicts, and gain clarity around personal life goals. With proper support and guidance, my clients internalize therapeutic techniques to become their own therapists in their day-to-day lives.

My approach is suitable for those with:

Anxiety

Depression

Childhood trauma

Loss & Grief

Interpersonal difficulties

Life transitions

Postpartum anxiety & depression

Parenting Dilemmas

Specialties

I specialize in supporting individuals and couples navigating the emotional complexities of pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood.

Learn more about parental mental health here.

Evidence-Based Techniques

My clients benefit from my evidence-based therapy techniques, which include:

• Mentalization-Based Treatments

• Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)

• Mindfulness-Based Techniques

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression (Short-Term)

• Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement Therapy

Mindfulness & Meditation

The breath holds power, and the breath can act as a bridge between the mind and body. I hold a 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate. Mindfulness and meditation techniques are incorporated into the sessions when indicated.

Modern Clinical Practice

While the power of traditional therapeutic modalities is undeniable, our modern lives are often not amenable to a rigid structure. Our lives today need flexible and fresh perspectives. My clinical approach weaves traditional with the contemporary approaches.

Telemedicine Appointments

Many of my clients are working professionals and parents with demanding schedules. Given these time constraints and the dynamic nature of our lives, I work using a hybrid model including in-person and telemedicine appointments.

Affiliations

Alongside my private practice, I am a volunteer supervising psychologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and at The New School for Social Research in New York City.