I specialize in working with individuals struggling with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and personality disorders. I offer evidence-based treatment that incorporates mindfulness and acceptance with traditional cognitive behavioral therapy to a range of adults, adolescents, and children. I have intensive training in DBT and CBT, and enjoy teaching patients tangible skills in a validating, nonjudgmental environment. I am particularly interested in providing understanding and guidance around the difficulties inherent in identity development among adolescents, college students, and young professionals. I also have extensive experience and a specific interest in helping clients struggling with issues specific to the LGBT community. I treat issues of both sexuality and an array of sexual problems. As the Director of Child and Adolescent Services at AICT, I provide a variety of treatment options for children and adolescents (ages 6-18) with emotional, behavioral, and/or developmental problems as well as for their families. I provide individualized treatment using evidence-based psychotherapies determined by patients' needs. Therapeutic interventions are based on evidence-based treatments for depression, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social phobia, OCD, eating disorders, substance abuse, exposure to trauma, disruptive disorders, ADHD, adjustment issues, and emotion dysregulation disorders.Media Appearances:August 25th, 2014. I was quoted in the article, “Transitioning to Fall: Three Ways to Cope (Better) With Change” by Randi Mazzella of the Huffington Post. December 14, 2012. Discussed “War on Christmas or political correctness?” on RT America

As a postdoctoral fellow at AICT, I provided patient-specific evidence-based treatment (e.g. CBT, DBT, CFT, and ACT) to 25 individual clients including children, adolescents, and adults suffering from a wide range of diagnoses. I provided both individual sessions, family sessions, and skills coaching as needed. I co-led a multi-family skills training group for adolescents suffering from borderline personality disorder and their parents. I also developed and ran a parenting and family enrichment program that continues today.

Individual Therapy:I provided weekly CBT sessions for youth and their families, weekly psychotherapy for adults, weekly family systems therapy, and weekly DBT including 24 hour/day pager coverage. In order to ensure the best possible care for my patients, I attended weekly DBT consultation team meetings, multidisciplinary staff meetings, full-day didactics, and Grand Rounds. Group Therapy:I led a weekly two-hour DBT multi-family skills group, and co-lead a weekly one-hour treatment group for children with ADHD. Evaluations:I conducted comprehensive diagnostic intakes that included qualitative interviews such as the K-SADS, SIDP-IV, SIDES, and CASSI, as well as 15 self-report measures administered to adolescents and their parents at the Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention Program at Montefiore Medical Center's Child Outpatient Psychiatry Division.Testing:I administered comprehensive psychodiagnostic child testing batteries.Rotations:Substance Abuse:I worked for four-months at Montefiore's Substance Abuse Treatment Program, where responsibilities included conducting weekly diagnostic intake evaluations, providing weekly CBT and Motivational Interviewing therapy for adult patients in the methadone program, and co-leading a one-hour relapse-prevention group for adults.Trauma:For four months I conducted weekly diagnostic intake evaluations, took part in forensic evaluations, and treated children and their families at the Child Advocacy Center using the TF-CBT model. Health Psychology:I worked for four-months at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) providing inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy to children and adolescents with a range of chronic medical illnesses.

Individual Therapy:I provided weekly CBT and DBT for youth and their families, including 24 hour/day pager coverage for DBT patients. I attended weekly DBT consultation team meetings and multidisciplinary staff meetings.Group Therapy:I co-led a weekly parenting group as well as a weekly evidence-based group for adolescents suffering from depressive disorders.Evaluations:I conducted weekly comprehensive diagnostic intakes that include qualitative interviews such as the K-SADS, SIDP-IV, SIDES, and CASSI, as well as 15 self-report measures adimistered to adolescents and their parents at the Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention Program at Montefiore Medical Center's Child Outpatient Psychiatry Division.Testing:I administered comprehensive psychodiagnostic child testing batteries under the supervision of neuropsychologists.

I conducted intake interviews with adolescent and adult clients, carrying them over for Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). I conducted individual therapy on a weekly basis for all clients while providing 24 hour/day pager coverage. I co-led a multi-family DBT skills group throughout the year and attended weekly DBT consultation team meetings as well as weekly supervision.