ABOUT ME
I'm a Brooklyn-based Licensed Clinical Social Worker and mother of three, with a background in community public health and integrative nutrition. My work over the last 20 years has evolved from primarily supporting communities of people with chronic mental and physical health conditions, to working more personally with people through talk therapy, which has fed my desire to connect with others and witness the magic of insight and growth.
I enjoy working with dynamic communities and marginalized populations, including people of color, undocumented, LGBTQ+ and non-binary folks. Prior to starting my private practice, I provided individual and couples therapy at a community-based outpatient mental health clinic in Brooklyn for several years. Previously, I provided reproductive and sexual education and counseling in non-profit health centers in New York City, and initiated an integrative wellness program in a large non-profit agency.
No matter whom I work with, I value my clients and their strengths, and take pride with cultivating an honest, humorous, and engaging environment for them to explore their inner selves.
Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers
EDUCATION
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M.S.W. - New York University Silver School of Social Work
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M.P.H. - CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College
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B.A. - University of Maryland at College Park
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK LICENSE
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New York State: 089779
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAININGS
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Core Skills Advanced Training/Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), NYCEFT and Ackerman Family Institute, New York
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Practice-Focused Training in Complicated Grief Therapy, Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University School of Social Work
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Imago Fundamentals-Module 1, Imago International Training Institute
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Certified Health Coach, Institute for Integrative Nutrition