Licensed to practice in New York and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in ADHD, Anxiety, Attachment Issues and 10 more.
(he/him)
I approach psychotherapy as a process of developing a deeper, more honest understanding of oneself. Many people are not only seeking relief from symptoms; they are trying to understand why they repeatedly find themselves in certain relationships, emotional states, conflicts, or patterns of behavior. My clinical interests reflect a broad curiosity about human behavior, including identity, personality, attachment, anger, shame, desire, self-control, meaning, spirituality, interpersonal conflict, and the ways our histories continue to shape our present lives. I enjoy working with people who are already introspective, as well as those who are just beginning to put their inner experience into words. My approach is informed by psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thinking, while also drawing from DBT, ACT, cognitive-behavioral approaches, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-informed methods when useful. I am interested not only in what someone thinks or feels, but in the deeper patterns beneath those experiences: what they fear, long for, avoid, protect, and struggle to reconcile within themselves. I also believe therapy can involve questions larger than diagnosis: Who are you becoming? What kind of relationships do you want? What gives your life meaning? What does discipline, responsibility, or freedom look like for you? Outside of psychotherapy, my interests include martial arts, physical training, philosophy, religion and spirituality, neuroscience, writing, and human motivation. Years of martial arts training have shaped how I think about change: insight matters, but growth also requires patience, repetition, humility, restraint, and practice. My style is engaged, thoughtful, direct, and curious. I aim to create a space where we can think carefully about experiences that may be painful, contradictory, uncomfortable, or difficult to admit. Ultimately, I see therapy as a way to increase psychological freedom so that old patterns do not automatically determine what happens next.
In the first session, clients can expect a thoughtful assessment of what is bringing them to therapy, what they hope to change, and the patterns or concerns that may be getting in the way. We will begin identifying immediate needs, larger goals, and possible areas for deeper exploration. I also want clients to leave with a clearer sense of how I understand their concerns, what our work together might look like, and some initial direction for moving forward.
One of the strengths I bring to therapy is a genuine curiosity about people and a willingness to think deeply about what may be happening beneath the surface. I tend to bring together clinical insight, new ideas, relevant research, and thoughtful application of therapeutic techniques rather than relying on a single way of understanding a person. I am interested in helping clients make connections they may not have considered before, while still grounding the work in approaches that are clinically useful and appropriate to their needs. I also try to remain flexible: sometimes a session calls for deeper exploration and reflection, while at other times a person may benefit more from a specific skill, intervention, or practical strategy. My goal is to bring both intellectual curiosity and clinical discipline into the room—to keep learning, remain open to new research and perspectives, and use that knowledge in a way that helps each client better understand themselves and move toward meaningful change. What makes my work stand out is the way I combine depth, curiosity, and practical clinical skill. I draw from psychodynamic thinking, evidence-informed techniques, current research, and a broad interest in human behavior, meaning, and personal development. I try to help clients make connections they may not have considered before while also offering concrete tools when needed. My approach is thoughtful, flexible, and tailored to the person rather than limited to one therapeutic model.
My ideal client is someone who wants to better understand themselves, make sense of their experiences, and move toward greater direction, purpose, and effectiveness in life. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults, and I have found particular success with young and adult men navigating identity, relationships, responsibility, motivation, masculinity, and questions about the kind of life they want to build. I also work well with clients who are highly goal-oriented or trying to improve performance in demanding areas of life. I often help people distinguish between outcome goals the larger vision they are pursuing performance goals, which serve as meaningful milestones, and process goals, the daily behaviors that make progress possible. This framework can be useful for professionals, students, athletes, and others trying to translate ambition into consistent action. My work also includes clients with ADHD and other psychiatric concerns, as well as medical professionals and others working in high-pressure environments. I place a strong emphasis on careful assessment and on understanding the whole person rather than reducing someone to a diagnosis. When appropriate, I value close collaboration with psychiatric and medical professionals. My practice is also informed by principles of lifestyle medicine, including the ways sleep, movement, stress, habits, relationships, and physical health can interact with psychological well-being.
I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients understand the pull of avoidance and how attempts to escape discomfort can gradually narrow a person’s life. Avoidance can take many forms such as procrastination, withdrawal, distraction, substance use, compulsive behavior, overthinking, or repeatedly choosing short-term relief over long-term values. In therapy, we work on noticing these patterns without immediately judging or fighting them. The goal is not to eliminate difficult thoughts, urges, or emotions, but to change the relationship a person has with them. Clients learn to make room for discomfort, step back from thoughts that feel absolute or controlling, and reconnect with the values they want their lives to reflect. From there, we focus on committed action: identifying meaningful directions and taking practical steps toward them even when anxiety, uncertainty, shame, frustration, or self-doubt are present. I use ACT to help clients build greater psychological flexibility the ability to experience what is happening internally while still choosing actions that move them toward the person they want to become.
My background in martial arts has also given me an appreciation for somatic and body-based forms of awareness. I draw from concepts such as Qi (Ki) the traditional understanding of cultivating and directing one’s internal energy, breath, posture, and attention, as well as Mokuso, a meditative practice commonly used in Japanese martial arts to develop stillness, concentration, and awareness of one’s internal state. These practices can help clients become more attentive to how emotions and stress are experienced through the body: changes in breathing, muscular tension, posture, restlessness, physical activation, and the impulse to immediately react. Developing this kind of embodied awareness can create a greater sense of presence and self-regulation. For some clients, learning to become still, observe bodily experience, regulate breathing, and develop a stronger connection between mind and body can be transformative. Rather than living entirely “from the head,” clients can learn to recognize the body as another important source of information about emotion, stress, safety, and psychological experience.