Licensed to practice in New Jersey and accepts 49 insurances. Specializes in First Responders/Healthcare Workers, Perinatal Mental Health, Trauma and PTSD and 4 more.
Often rebooked
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of NJ. I have some other letters behind my name too!-MA (that's master of the arts in clinical mental health counseling), NCC (National Certified Counselor), ACS (Approved Clinical Supervisor), CCTP (Certified Clinical Trauma Professional), EMDR-C (Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), C-DBT (Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy), PMH-C (Perinatal Mental Health Certified) and recently working towards my certification in Brainspotting after taking Phase 1 and 2 classes.
Information gathering and rapport building by figuring out a plan (together). I want you to feel comfortable in the therapeutic process above all. I don't want to tell you what you should do- I want to guide you to what feels right for you!
So now that you know my credentials, what does that all mean? I show up to therapy as my authentic self, so that you, as the client, can do the same. I want therapy to be a safe place to land and a place where you can explore all the parts of yourself, including trauma. I want to help you identify and break the patterns that are holding you back from living your best life. I like to create an informal environment while still maintaining stringent boundaries. Treatment goals and benchmarks are important, but it's also important to laugh in session!
It has been my area of expertise to work with trauma and I have come to believe as a cornerstone of my practice that trauma is widely defined and how it manifests depends on the client. Who am I to define what has affected you most?
Other specialties
I identify as
Cash - $100 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Braven Health - Medicare
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Horizon
Horizon - Medicare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
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
EMDR
I have been trained in EMDR for 5 years now and it is my favorite modality to use with clients that are recovering from a traumatic event to be able to change cognitions and reconfigure neural pathways.
Brainspotting
I recently trained in Brainspotting and I find it to be an extension of my EMDR experience.
Couples Counseling
I really enjoy working with couples to build communication and assist in changing negative patterns.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I like to utilize DBT to teach distress tolerance skills to stabilize mood.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
The client is in the driver's seat-I just act as snow tires or navigation.