I am a New York licensed therapist specialized in helping adolescents and adults overcome a variety of trauma and stress related issues including depression, anxiety, substance use and all types of addictions.
5 years at It's Complicated
About me
As a New York licensed therapist practicing in internationally, I work collaboratively with individuals to overcome the barriers and struggles that are holding them back. Without judgement, we explore their current situation and identify behaviors and beliefs that no longer work for them. This way of looking at ourselves is based in compassion and frees up energy for change. It offers clarity on what we truly yearn for and how to work towards manifesting what we really want in our lives. The solutions to our problems are within us. To access this wisdom, we need a safe space to feel accepted, seen and heard. From this, willingness and courage emerge and the process of change begins.
This reflects my personal journey of overcoming the trauma of growing up in an alcoholic home and being an abuse survivor. I’ve been in twelve-step addiction recovery for over twenty-years. While working as a creative director in New York, I began facilitating recovery workshops on the side for many years. As my passion for this work grew, I decided to switch careers, get a master’s degree and become a therapist full-time.
My approach
I specialize in helping adolescents and adults overcome a variety of trauma and stress related issues including depression, anxiety, panic attacks, underachieving, cutting and self-harm, eating disorders, substance use and all types of addiction. I have worked in a variety of settings in both the US and Europe and have facilitated groups on sexual abuse, trauma and addiction, intimacy and relationships, parenting, divorce and separation. I also specialize in men's work.
I utilize a combination of CBT, psychodynamic and narrative therapies and collaborate with individuals to tailor an approach that is best suited to their needs. I practice online internationally, and I live and practice in-person in Milan.
Qualifications and experience
Education
Master’s in Clinical Social Work from Simmons University in Boston, 2018
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (#093007)
New York, NY
B.A. in Modern Culture & Media from Brown University, 1992
Experience
2018 - present
Counseling with adults and adolescents in private practice
Practicing online internationally, practicing in-person in Milan
2019 – 2022
Adult and adolescent psychotherapist
Mittelweg 50 - International Practice For Counseling and Therapy, Berlin
2018 - 2022
Adolescent, university student and family counselor
Linden Education, Berlin
2017 - 2018
Adolescent counselor
John F. Kennedy School, Berlin
2016 - 2017
Counselor and workshop facilitator
Army Community Service
U.S. Army Garrison, Stuttgart
2015 - 2018
Workshop facilitator
Men’s emotional release workshops for addicts and sexual abuse survivors
Berlin
2014 - 2015
Group facilitator
Weekly Alateen twelve-step recovery group
Narragansett High School, Rhode Island
2002 - 2018
Creative director
Branding and video production
Morris Bureau, New York
Insurances
Private Pay
Private Insurance