About
Education and Training
- BA in Psychology, Hunter College, Cum Laude 2014
- Research Assistant, NYU Family Translational Research Group 2013-2014
- Research Assistant, Columbia University Dept of Psychiatry at New York State Psychiatric Institute 2014-2015
- MSW- Boston College 2017
- DBT Intensive Training with Lane Pederson 2018
- Basic Level Training at the EMDR Institute 2021
- The Parnell Institute, Attachment-Focused EMDR Therapist 2023
- Internal Family Systems for EMDR September 2024
- EMDR Certification October 2024
About
In 2017, I completed my Masters in Social Work at Boston College and began my career as a clinician at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network. During this time, I provided in-home therapy for the purpose of restoring, improving and enhancing the psychosocial functioning of children ranging from 6-18 years old. My goal was to grow a deeper understanding of the impact of sociocultural and intergenerational trauma on developing youth and adolescents. While working at Wayside, I completed an intensive training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). I regularly used DBT with clients for crisis stabilization and prevention of out-of-home placement.
In 2020, I transitioned to a group practice where my primary focus was learning, refining and adapting my skill set in EMDR Therapy.
Today, I find that EMDR is the one of the most effective tools in my clinical toolbox. I have found this modality to be helpful for those who “hit a wall” with standard talk-therapy. The purposeful and relational techniques of this type of therapy can support a person with becoming “unstuck” from the stress that has lingered in their body for a long period of time. I have witnessed EMDR transform people's lives by helping them overcome long standing negative core beliefs, debilitating symptoms of PTSD, intergenerational trauma, panic disorders and many other conditions that make it challenging to connect to our sense of self.
I am on a new journey of integrating Internal Family Systems Therapy, Somatics and Polyvagal Therapy into my work with clients.