About Me
For the past decade, I have been helping individuals with depression, anxiety, self-harm, hopelessness/suicidal thoughts, grief/loss, perinatal/womens mental health issues, and trauma feel more emotionally regulated, happier, and confident about themselves and their abilities in different aspects of their life.
My work experience as a clinical social worker ranges from residential care, to partial hospitalization/intensive outpatient programs, to outpatient weekly group and individual therapy with adults, adolescents, and families.
My sessions are built on the idea that we are working together as a team to discover your goals, identify what is getting in the way, and come up with a plan for how to achieve them. This will be done by looking at and understanding your thoughts and behaviors, to recognize your patterns, and develop better coping skills to handle your emotions. Together, we'll work to identify and enlist your strengths to empower you to make the changes you want in life.
My approach to therapy is warm and genuine. It is important that our sessions are a space where you can feel comfortable enough to talk about the difficult things and to know you have a teammate to address them with.
Outside of work, I enjoy baking, traveling, music, and spending time with loved ones and my rescue dog.
Professional
Credentials/
Training:
13+ years of clinical experience
Clinically licensed to practice in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
Master of Social Work (MSW)-Rutgers University with Honors
Intensively trained in DBT from Behavioral Tech with additional 1- and 2-day DBT trainings completed from Behavioral Tech
Certified in Perinatal Mental Health from Postpartum Support International
Mentalization Basic Training from McLean Hospital
Supervision in Field Instruction from Fordham University
Transgender Best Practices Foundations Course from WPATH
Bowen Family Systems Certificate from Rutgers University
Prolonged Exposure for Trauma in DBT from Dr. Melanie Harned
Grief and Complicated Grief training from Columbia University
CBT training through the Beck Institute
Perinatal Loss through Postpartum Support International
Bringing Baby Home Educator Training and Gottman Level 1 Clinical Training
Fertility Counseling Postgraduate Course through Dr. Koser and Dr. Covington