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I Received my doctorate in clinical psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in May 1996. My research explored how frequent moves within the foster care system impacted the capacity of young adults to form healthy attachments and how that, in turn, impacted their well-being and level of functioning. I received the Jeffrey Sage Memorial Award for Excellence in Clinical Psychology and the Marcus Fund Scholarship for scholarly contribution in research in adolescent depression.
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I grew up in an economically and ethnically diverse area. My exposure to many different types of people and their circumstances fostered curiosity about the multitude of individual experiences and how circumstances shape aspects of who we are and how we feel in the world.
I majored in English, drawn to character personalities, interactions and the way meaning and emotions could be experessed in multiple ways; for instance imagistically and metaphorically.
Taking time off from college to explore different places and to work in the field of psychology, I ultimately supervised adolescent volunteers at a call-in, walk-in hotline in East Harlem. The organization linked substance abusers to treatment programs. Working during the height of the crack epidemic, it broadened my awareness of profound life stressors some people face and the ways they find to cope with the unbearable.
By this time, I was clear that people and psychology have always been what interested me most, and gaining skills to understand and provide assistance in the form of psychotherapy was the career path I wanted to take.
Throughout my career, I have maintained a private practice, first in NYC and then in Princeton, NJ, providing individual and couples psychotherapy and psychoeducational assessments. In addition, I directed a family support services program, was the associate director at Fordham University’s counseling servicesenter, provided child and family psychotherapy and autism assessments at a family clinic, and was a staff psychologist at The Graduate Center (CUNY) and Princeton’s Counseling Services. My private practice currently includes adults of any age, both individuals and couples.
I’ve been trained in a number of techniques including psychodynamic psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Couples therapy, Presence Psychotherapy Mindfulness, among others (please see Psychotherapy page for a more in depth description of the techniques I use) I love what I do and consider it a privilege to work with individuals and couples. I see my role as a facilitator and you and I as partners joined in the endeavor of achieving your goals and finding yourself in a more secure, stable and happier place.
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