(she/her)
I help depressed, anxious, and hurting teens find their strength, gain new skills, and get relief from their overwhelming emotions. My goal is to help teens move from crisis to coping while learning to use safe and healthy coping skills in the process. My work in community mental health agencies, an adolescent inpatient psychiatric facility, and as a school-based therapist over 25 years has allowed me to enhance my clinical skills in the areas of trauma, suicidal thoughts, self-harming behaviors, and social anxiety.
I work best with teens who are open to a blend of creative, real-world, and mindfulness-based strategies, and who enjoy a bit of humor in the therapeutic process.
I work best with teens who are open to a blend of creative, real-world, and mindfulness-based strategies, and who enjoy a bit of humor in the therapeutic process. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT)
After over 25 years in the field, I have a broad range of work experience in multiple settings with children and adolescents. I have worked with a variety of clients and difficulties. I prioritize my continuing education around strengthening my current skills, learning new evidence-based techniques. and adding new skills to my therapeutic toolbox. I am a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor. I am certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children and teens; Certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; and certified as Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional-Child & Adolescent. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). But that’s not all: I am a registered Yoga instructor and trained in Jon Kabat Zin’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). And because I love running, I became an RCAA Certified Running Coach.
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Cash - $90 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Ambetter Health
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Florida Blue
Florida Blue - Medicare
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Medicare
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare