About

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I I take pride in my work with couples and children. I keep up with current techniques and science; for example, I recently expanded by research and learning into Interpersonal Neurobiology. I specialize in trauma, anxiety, and depression. I began my counseling work with a Rape Crisis program over 40 years ago, and that work and training suggested to me that there was much, much more about trauma and relationships that I needed to learn. I served for four years as a hospital Chaplain supporting mental and emotional healing and accommodation of loss and grief. Over ten years ago I entered graduate school and became a Marriage and Family Therapist. I currently hold clinical licenses in DC and Massachusetts. Since 2010, I engaged in the study of attachment theory, a relatively new approach to understanding human development and behavior throughout the life span. I have closely followed the research in that field along with neurobiology, which gives me the unique opportunity to apply current science to my relational work. My practice focuses both on relational problems and individual mental health. I often work hand-in-hand with family members, physicians and psychiatrists in diagnosing, treating, and managing mental and emotional distress.