Experience

Training Background

I have a BA in psychology and government from Franklin and Marshall College and a Master of Arts in Social Work from New York University. I completed extensive training in the area of cognitive therapy from the Beck Institute and am certified in Cognitive Therapy from the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT) and Trial Based Cognitive Therapy (TBCT) after training with Dr. Irismar Reis de Oliveira MD, PhD and continued training with Academy of Cognitive Therapy Trainers. 

My clinical background has also been in the areas of problem solving treatment and behavioral activation. These types of treatment work either as stand-alone types of treatment or as complements to Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

Clinical Experience

I am specialized in using CBT to assist clients who are having problems with depression and anxiety as well as other problems getting in the way of feeling happy such as building confidence, adjustment into life after college or moving to New York, weight loss and general stress management.

My previous experience was working within community health and mental health centers aimed to serve the under-served throughout New York City. I worked alongside primary care physicians and psychiatry staff to attain a holistic view of a person looking at their medical, psycho-social, and social needs. Through my years working in community health centers, I polished management skills, provided, and completed training in a variety of areas from working with clients with suicidality and trauma to maximizing services at bustling mental health clinics while also providing exceptional clinical care to some of the most fragile clients in NYC- Quite a challenge and absolutely necessary! One of my passions is serving as a clinical supervisor and mentor to therapists and students completing their clinical degrees. These experiences fortified my interest in providing CBT- only now with a lot more real-world experience and from a variety of perspectives.

Areas of Specialty

Depression, anxiety such as panic disorder, OCD, generalized anxiety and social anxiety, weight loss, management of work, insomnia social, relationship and family stress and confidence building. 

• Areas such as not feeling good enough, likable, lovable, competent, nervousness, skin picking or hair pulling, feelings that something is wrong with me or sense of feeling dysfunctional.

Training and Education

• The Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy

• The Gottman Institute

• Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD

• Trial Based Cognitive Therapy workshop with TBCT creator Dr. Irismar Reis De Oliveira and supervision with TBCT Faculty Trainer and Supervisor Noah Clyman, LCSW-R

• The Ellis Institute

• New York University MSW, Clinical Social Work

• Franklin and Marshall College BA, Magna Cum Laude

Licenses and Certifications

·       Certified Cognitive Therapy (ACT)

·       Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

·       Certified Trial Based Cognitive Therapist (TBCT)

·       Certified Trainer Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) 

·       SIFI, Certified Supervisor / Field Instructor

·       NYS Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Affiliations

·       Diplomat: Academy of Cognitive Therapy

·       Board Member: Women’s Mental Health Consortium

·       Member: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

·       Member: NYC Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association (NYC-CBT)

·       Member: Anxiety and Depression Association of America

·       Member: Phi Beta Kappa, Honor Society

·       Member: Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society