New to Grow
As a licensed therapist therapist in New York, I bring two decades of compassionate, culturally responsive mental health support to my practice. My approach centers on understanding the unique experiences of individuals navigating complex emotional landscapes, with specialized expertise in depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, and life transitions. My bilingual practice (English and Spanish) allows me to connect with a wide range of clients, providing culturally sensitive guidance through personal transformations, relationship complexities, and emotional healing. I approach each therapeutic journey with genuine empathy, respect, and a collaborative spirit.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During our initial sessions, we will delve deeply into the issues at hand, and collaborate to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you reach what you identify as your rich and meaningful life. Most of my clients see a gradual lifting of symptoms within the first month and sustained improvement thereafter.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I am deeply committed to creating a supportive, affirming space that honors diverse identities. I focus on empowering clients through social anxiety, self-esteem challenges, communication barriers, and personal growth. From a holistic perspective, I help my clients explore strengths, build coping skills, and cultivate self-compassion.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work best with clients who are ready to engage in meaningful self-reflection and personal growth. My approach is a good fit for individuals who are curious about their inner world and open to exploring the patterns, emotions, and experiences that shape their lives. Whether they are seeking relief from depression, anxiety, other mental health conditions, navigating life transitions, or striving for a deeper sense of self-understanding, I work collaboratively with clients to build awareness, clarity, and emotional resilience. Therapy is most effective when there is a willingness to be curious, invested, and open and I aim to provide a safe, compassionate space where that process can unfold.
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 and level of functioning.
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, and levels of functioning, 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, especially with clients who struggle with emotional dysregulation, self‑harm, and relational chaos.