I am a licensed psychologist (Ph.D.) with an academic and medical background, working as a therapist since 1991. I have mostly worked around the issues of depression, anxiety, panic, stress, phobias, dissociation, trauma, violence, abuse, personality-related difficulties, relational difficulties, difficulties around identity, meaning, self-esteem, and personal development. I have experience in individual, couple, group, short- and long-term therapies, psych counseling, clinical supervision, and psych evaluation. (Please refer to my website for more information about my clinical/academic experience and books/articles).. View 4 Photos My relational/integrative approach does not simply aim to treat symptoms per se but rather to engage the client as a whole person, to develop a deeper understanding of underlying psychodynamics mutually, and to develop new relational patterns that would promote less rigid, more creative, and self-reflective ways of engaging with the world and with oneself. The relational psychoanalytic orientation makes the client’s current and past relational patterns the main focus of therapy. My integrative approach allows me to use this relational orientation flexibly by integrating elements from different orientations, such as humanistic, CBT, and somatic therapies, depending on the context and the client's needs.
Qualifications: | New School for Social Research |
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Academic Suffixes: | PhD |
Expertise: | Anxiety, Body Positivity, Other, Depression, Grief, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans |