Who We Are:

Licensed Therapist & Life Coach

I have always resonated  intuitively with art, craft, music, literature- they seemed to call forth meaning and connection with self and others. They always will, but the work of unlearning fear, judgment and self-criticism, interpreting and relating to others, and truly connecting with self-  all can really awaken in the work on the self which is called psychotherapy.

I have sought out other paths to “enlightenment”, but find the rigor and restraint in the study of psychology and the training involved in becoming a therapist to be deep, thorough, admirable, and fully grounded- excitingly-  in the latest of neuroscience. I have just finished 20 hours of study based on “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bissel Van der Kolk, a look at trauma through the lens of  neuro-rewiring.  Interestingly the most enlivening process similar to therapy has turned out for me to be 12-Step programs, namely Al-Anon because of the spiritual component - based on the Jungian “moral psychology”.

Like most Therapists I came to the profession from my exposure to it as a patient. In my case I read a book by Freud as a youth and came to the conclusion that I could benefit from a therapist. This childhood fascination with the theory yielded my adult decision to dive deeper. Some time with my therapy led to change and the ability to change further. The way became clear to begin my own serious study.

I began my graduate work at Fordham. My graduate work was a dual Masters degree: an MSW in clinical Social Work (Dissertation Award) and a Masters in Research (via an extensive project at Long Island College Hospital) Clinical licensing via the thousands of practice hours required in New York State, followed combined with further advanced training (seven years) at the Center for Psychotherapy as Creative Art.

Additional study over time include EMDR qualification, accreditation in CBT,  Meditation and Psychotherapy, Addictions coursework, Bioenergetic Psychotherapy, and Imago Therapy. Simultaneous was becoming a founding partner of Village Counseling Center in New York City (1993-2016)  which provided individual work, couples counseling, and group work. During this time came a call to lead Women’s Recovery groups at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York.