About Me
I am a New York State Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience treating children, adolescents and adults. During this time, I have helped people from diverse ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds with a wide range of challenges. My specialties include short term treatment of depression, anxiety, and trauma, and I have enjoyed helping people adjust and excel in response to major life transitions, including issues relating to adolescence, young adulthood, and parenthood.
In my undergraduate studies, I double-majored in Psychology and Sociology and minored in Women's Studies. I obtained a Master's in General Psychology with a concentration in research from New School University, before earning my doctoral degree at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University. During my doctoral training, my clinical practice with adults, adolescents, children and families was directly supervised by seasoned licensed psychologists in a range of settings including a college counseling center, a community mental health center, a public City hospital, and Beth Israel Medical Center. I completed my APA-accredited internship at Kings County Hospital Center where I received advanced clinical training with adolescents, adults, and families as well as specialized training in the short-term (Cognitive-Behavioral; CBT) treatment of anxiety disorders at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Thereafter, I pursued post-doctoral training at NorthShore-LIJ.
Unlike other states, New York does not require that psychologists continue their education post-licensure, but I believe a continuing education is a prerequisite for good treatment. I am always working to keep current with new research and best-practices. In 2013, as part of my continued studies, I gained intensive training in Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complicated (prolonged) grief at the University of Pennsylvania from world-renowned psychologist, Edna B. Foa, Ph.D.
Aside from my private practice, I serve as a Senior Supervising Psychologist for New York City's Health and Hospitals where I have provided direct clinical care to children and adults as well as supervision for psychology trainees since 2010. I currently supervise other licensed psychologists in an adult outpatient clinic in this capacity. I believe that balance is central to a healthy mind and body, which informs my career, my practice, and my personal life. I live with my family in Brooklyn.
In my undergraduate studies, I double-majored in Psychology and Sociology and minored in Women's Studies. I obtained a Master's in General Psychology with a concentration in research from New School University, before earning my doctoral degree at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University. During my doctoral training, my clinical practice with adults, adolescents, children and families was directly supervised by seasoned licensed psychologists in a range of settings including a college counseling center, a community mental health center, a public City hospital, and Beth Israel Medical Center. I completed my APA-accredited internship at Kings County Hospital Center where I received advanced clinical training with adolescents, adults, and families as well as specialized training in the short-term (Cognitive-Behavioral; CBT) treatment of anxiety disorders at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Thereafter, I pursued post-doctoral training at NorthShore-LIJ.
Unlike other states, New York does not require that psychologists continue their education post-licensure, but I believe a continuing education is a prerequisite for good treatment. I am always working to keep current with new research and best-practices. In 2013, as part of my continued studies, I gained intensive training in Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complicated (prolonged) grief at the University of Pennsylvania from world-renowned psychologist, Edna B. Foa, Ph.D.
Aside from my private practice, I serve as a Senior Supervising Psychologist for New York City's Health and Hospitals where I have provided direct clinical care to children and adults as well as supervision for psychology trainees since 2010. I currently supervise other licensed psychologists in an adult outpatient clinic in this capacity. I believe that balance is central to a healthy mind and body, which informs my career, my practice, and my personal life. I live with my family in Brooklyn.