I am a licensed clinical psychologist who approaches my work from a pragmatic and individually tailored perspective. I focus on helping my clients recognize obstacles and life-patterns that interfere with their well-being and success. I guide clients toward aligning their values and behaviors to chart new and more fulfilling pathways forward. I am broadly trained and use approaches that are called for by each person’s unique history and goals. I work with adults of all ages. My services include individual psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessment. I am trained in the Harvard Hospital System, the Veteran's Administration Hospital System, and the Brenner Assessment Center. I am a member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACT!), and the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society. I am a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UCLA, and I obtained my doctorate from William James College.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I like to get to know you as a person -- the course of your life, your hopes and plans, the things that have matter to you, and thus the ways in which your struggles are interfering with your ability to live the life you'd like to be living.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I focus on any of 3 potential treatment approaches. In no particular order: 1) Behavioral approaches, or what I call "thought work," including ACT!, CBT, DBT, and related thought-based therapies (apologies for the acronyms); 2) Emotion-focused/body Focused therapies, including Internal Family Systems, and elements of psychodynamic psychotherapy; 3) Highly structured therapies, particularly for Trauma/PTSD (e.g. Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy) and Insomnia/sleep disorders. Again, sorry for the jargon - reach out if you have questions!
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I will hear, value, and respect your experience; I will always treat you first and foremost as a person, and not as a diagnosis.