About

For as long as I can remember, I was the person my friends would go to when they needed advice. In college, I could often be found on the dorm floor late into the night, talking things out with someone in distress. They knew me for being nonjudgmental, caring, and available to help. I originally started as a business major and soon realized I found those classes dry and dull – not my alley. Before I knew it, the psychology classes that were supposed to be electives were drawing me in. After a long dialogue with one of my professors, I soon realized that studying psychology and helping others was the path destined for me. I enrolled in a social work school and soon realized that becoming a clinical social worker and psychotherapist was a natural fit. The ability to use my empathy, natural inclination to help, and intuition, combined with my professional training, have proven to be immensely rewarding and result in client growth and development. I bring over 20 years of diverse experience and training in mental health to my private practice in Nutley, NJ. My practice specializes in women’s issues such as postpartum depression, motherhood, single women, dating, anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, and support during life transitions. Being a working professional, wife, and mother myself, I am especially attuned to women’s unique needs. I am dedicated to empowering women who struggle with balance and fulfillment in these demanding roles. My Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology is from the University of Delaware. I then took a gap year and enrolled in a volunteer program in Israel. That was followed by completing my Master’s in Social Work at Wurzweiler School of Social Work. I earned my Master’s while working full time at the New York Association for New Americans in a unique scholarship opportunity to gain professional experience as I worked my way through graduate school.