Hi!
I am a Clinical Social Worker, licensed to practice in New York State with over 13 years of experience. As a therapist, it’s my privilege and responsibility to assist a person through the complex journey of finding their way to their own personal best. By empowering them to explore effective and sustainable skills that will foster positive change.
A little about my experience… I spent the first few years of my career working a traditional outpatient setting. This work often involved treating individuals with underlying factors such as addiction, depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, co-dependencies, and trauma. Following my out patient work, I completed a few years as an in-pt psychiatric social worker. Since then, I have spent the last several years working in a busy Emergency Room. It is challenging but rewarding work which has allowed me to assist people in all areas and stages of life.
It takes courage to reach out for theraputic help! My counseling style reinforces that courage, utilizing various modalities, focusing on strengths, empathy, and respect. The number one predictive outcome for successful therapy is the relationship between client and provider. 99% of a person's time will be spent outside of therapy; this is why I thrive on assisting my clients with finding their own personal best that will be sustainable so when faced with life's ups and downs, they will be able to navigate in the best way possible.
I look forward to connecting with you!
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
NY LCSW 083995