About Me
I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with over a decade of experience in mental health. I specialize in providing therapeutic services to children, teens, young adults, and parents. I work from a family systems perspective, understanding that when one person in the family is struggling, the entire family unit is impacted.
I completed my undergraduate education in psychology at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. I hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work from New York University (NYU), where I recently obtained my Post Master’s Certification in Advanced Assessment and Diagnosis. I am registered with the New York State Education Department as a licensed and registered social worker.
Throughout my career, I have worked and trained in various mental health settings throughout New York City, including psychiatric hospital inpatient units, child & adolescent partial hospitalization, juvenile detention, and community clinics.
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, life changes, adjustment issues, sleep problems, child behavioral problems, school refusal, ADHD, and impulse and control problems. I utilize a client-centered approach, understanding the every persons needs are different and that there is not a one-size-fits all treatment.
EDUCATION
Roger Williams University, 2010
BA in psychology
Minor in sociology and anthropology
Focus on International Studies
New York University, 2013
MSW in social work
Focus in International Perspectives on Mental Health
CERTIFICATIONS
Post Graduate Certification in Advanced Assessment an Diagnosis, NYU, 2023
Certified TF-CBT Therapist, 2025
EMPLOYMENT
Social Worker, Bellevue Hospital Center, 2014 - 2020
Social Work Supervisor, Bellevue Hospital Center - Juvenile Justice, 2020 - 2022
I am currently licensed to provide mental health services to New York and Connecticut residents.
CLINICAL TRAINING
The Henry Street Settlement, 2011-2012
The Post Graduate Center, 2012-2013
Bellevue Hospital Center, 2014-2022
CLINICAL APPROACHES
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Post Traumatic Growth
Motivational Interviewing
Client Centered Therapy
Internal Family Systems
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Anxiety, depression, trauma, life changes, adjustment issues, ADHD, child behavioral problems, sleep problems, school refusal
ADDITIONAL AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, child development, substance use disorders, familial conflict, mood disorders, child impulse control and conduct disorders