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I’m a licensed psychotherapist in New York and Connecticut with over 20 years of experience, and at the heart of my bilingual practice (English/Spanish) work is a genuine commitment to understanding you as a whole person. I offer a warm, affirming space where diverse identities and experiences are not just welcomed, but honored. I work with individuals and couples facing trauma, anxiety, depression, difficult life transitions, relationship challenges, and more. My style is compassionate, attuned, and collaborative. I don’t just help you cope, I help you grow into a deeper, kinder relationship with yourself that transforms every area of your life. Life is a journey of growth, and I’ll support you to move through trauma, anxiety, depression, self-criticism, and fear of loss toward a life that feels rich, free, and truly your own. If you’ve been carrying emotional pain, stress, or relationship struggles on your own, I want you to know that reaching out takes courage, and that you don’t have to figure it out alone. When you’re ready, I’d be glad to walk alongside you.
In your first session, you can expect an understanding, supportive, and accepting space where you feel heard and understood. We will gently explore the experiences and patterns affecting your mental health and personal growth, and work together to create a thoughtful path forward. Within the first month, most clients notice meaningful symptom relief, and results continue to build from there.
My approach is both deeply personal and evidence-based. I start by truly understanding your experiences, then gently guide you inward to explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns shaping your life. From that self-awareness, we build a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself, one that ripples outward into every area of your life. Together, we work to move past self-criticism, heal relational wounds, and create more secure, fulfilling connections, especially the one you have with yourself. I draw on proven, evidence-based methods, including CBT, DBT, and the Gottman Method for couples to help you recognize patterns that no longer serve you, communicate more effectively, strengthen your sense of self-worth, and develop real skills for emotional regulation and lasting change.
I work effectively with a wide range of clients and genuinely appreciate the complexity each person brings to therapy. That said, I’m especially well-suited for clients who share a few common threads. People ready to do the work. I thrive with clients who come in motivated, not necessarily with everything figured out, but with a real desire to understand themselves and grow. You don’t have to be “ready” in a perfect sense; you just have to be willing to show up and engage honestly. Those navigating life transitions or stuck patterns. Whether you’re facing a career shift, relationship change, loss, or a nagging sense that old habits aren’t serving you anymore, I help clients make sense of where they are and build a clearer path forward. People who have tried to “think their way through” things. Many of my clients are self-aware, often high-functioning, and still struggling. If you can name what’s wrong but can’t seem to change it, that’s exactly the kind of complexity I find meaningful to work through together. Clients who want a collaborative relationship. I don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach. I adapt to what each person needs, and I work best with clients who want a real therapeutic partnership that is honest, respectful, and built on trust over time. Anyone tired of feeling like their “stuff” is too complicated. It’s not. I welcome nuance, layered histories, and intersecting challenges. There’s no situation too messy to work with.
Psychodynamic
With 20 years of experience using psychodynamic therapy, I typically work with a deep, nuanced understanding of unconscious processes, relational patterns, and developmental history, applying the modality in a flexible, insight-oriented way that is tailored to the individual client’s needs.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
With 10 years of experience using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT,) I work to deeply internalize ACT’s core model of psychological flexibility and apply it flexibly across diagnoses, focusing less on symptom elimination and more on helping clients live a values driven life even in the presence of distress.
Attachment-based
With 20 years of experience using attachment‑based therapy, I develop a deep, intuitive grasp of how early relational experiences shape internal working models, emotional regulation, and relational patterns, and apply this modality in a way that prioritizes our therapeutic relationship as a “secure base” from which the client can explore and rework attachment wounds.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
With 20 years of experience using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT,) I work toward deeply internalizing the cognitive model and develop a highly structured, collaborative, and flexible way of applying CBT across a wide range of diagnoses, while maintaining fidelity to its core principles of cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, and skill building.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
With 10 years of experience using dialectical behavior therapy (DBT,) I work toward deeply internalizing its biosocial model and dialectical philosophy, applying the modality in a highly structured, skills‑based, and validation‑rich way that balances acceptance and change.