About

I have worked in the mental health field since volunteering on a crisis hotline in NYC after 9/11. I received my clinical degree at Hunter College School of Social Work (CUNY) in 2006 and soon after relocated to Asheville, North Carolina. Once here I worked as a therapist in several community-based organizations, before joining a progressive residential facility (CooperRiis) where I went on to serve as Clinical Director. For the last four years I have worked in private practice. Any therapeutic relationship must be based on respect, compassion and interest, which serves as the foundation for my work with every person. Everyone faces unique challenges, so I tailor my approach individually. One of my abiding interests has been how to best initiate and sustain positive personal growth from within, based upon both psychological and neuroscientific understandings. When I worked at CooperRiis, I recruited a Harvard neuroscientist to work on our team and we were able to offer some of the most cutting edge, brain-based approaches available anywhere. I have extensive mindfulness and meditation experience, which has been a personal and professional interest for decades. Blending an up-to-date understanding of the brain with therapy methods and mindfulness techniques is my focus, and I have had the privilege to witness many people experience positive and sustainable changes through this approach, which can truly transform the experience of living on a day-to-day basis.