I am a licensed clinical social worker and certified psychanalyst with certified CBT training as well and a Ph.D in an allied field. I had taught at UCLA, USC, and Antioch Universities and I was asked to try to give and develop a college program at the California Institution for Women, at the time, the only facility for female felons in the state. Shortly, I realized I needed clinical training and went back to school specializing in children and families. Later I moved to NYC to attend The Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, an affiliate of New York University. I did one training for adults (5 years) and 3 of the 4 years for the child and adolescent track. I have worked in clinics as well as private practice in both New York and CT. I hope I may be of service.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
We will begin wherever you feel most comfortable—what brings you to therapy now (rather than last month), what concerns you most, what you feel you’re facing. Usually one thing you address will quite naturally lead to more questions and answers. There is no ‘right’ way to begin or proceed. Therapy is a joint process and one that is very special. Both Federal and State Courts have ruled that therapy is a protected ‘space’: whatever you tell me (with a few exceptions about safety) cannot be divulged to anyone unless ordered by a judge. So you can tell me anything and speak however you wish.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have special strengths in all forms of depression, including suicidality, PTSD, and Bipolarity. At any clinic at which I have worked ( as well as private practice), I’m always given the toughest cases of this type. Gratefully, unless someone drops out of treatment, I help a client to attain progress and gain a better life. I also have really good success with anxiety and couples. An analogy . . . Different therapists have different special traits. I trained with a woman who loved working with premies and infants: she was marvelous at that. I couldn’t do that but, then, she did not especially like working with people who were very depressed or very anxious.
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Psychodynamic
Psychoanalytic
Mind-body approach
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
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