MY APPROACH
Whatever brought you here, I'm glad it did. As an integrative therapist, I utilize a number of modalities including CBT and DBT where appropriate, but most of my work is rooted in the EMDR (Eye- Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) model. As a certified EMDR therapist, I see the world through the AIP (adaptive information processing) lens. When something today causes us distress, anxiety, anger, depression, irritability, indecisiveness, or discomfort, the way we experience it is rooted in how we have learned to think about ourselves as a result of everything we have experienced up until this point. EMDR is a powerful, evidence-based modality that not only addresses trauma but can also help to rewire the brain to make current triggers less upsetting, and to draw on your own internal resources to cope. In that way, it’s an effective modality for anxiety, OCD, and dealing with difficult life transitions or relationship issues.
CERTIFIED PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN
I am a PMH-C (Certified Perinatal Mental Health Clinician), with extensive training in perinatal mood disorders such as postpartum anxiety and depression, and I love working with both women and men along the fertility journey, whether that includes infertility, discussions about IVF or third party reproduction such as surrogacy and egg donation, healing from a traumatic birth, addressing the complexities of grief around miscarriage and loss, or complicated feelings about termination. Any of the phases on the parenthood journey may leave you wondering when you’ll feel “normal” or “like you” again. Being a new parent can also make you revisit feelings from your past that you haven’t thought about for a while, like your relationship with your parents or insecurities about your body.
OUR THERAPEUTIC JOURNEY
Our lives, like our therapeutic journeys, are almost never straight lines. In order to figure out your present anxiety, depression, or insecurities, we may have to detour from what’s right in front of us and look at your past experiences and what you’ve come to believe about yourself.
Whatever is going on in your life right now, I would be honored to work with you as partners on the path to your best mental health and life satisfaction. Insecurity, anxiety, and depression can get better, especially when you find a deeper understanding of what is causing it. You can find yourself again, and maybe even a version of yourself that you like better. Together we will work to identify and use your strengths to help mold the changes that will give you the life you want. Every session is an opportunity to explore what you’re feeling and get to know yourself more deeply so that you can shape the life and relationships that will be most fulfilling.
Click here to email me to schedule a free 15-minute consultation, schedule your first appointment, or ask any questions.
I offer both in person and virtual sessions for clients in New Jersey.
I also offer individual and group consultation for clinicians pursuing EMDR certification (in any state/ country), particularly those with an interest in perinatal mental health.
READY TO GIVE IT A TRY?
LET'S DO THIS
Clients seen virtually or at the following locations for in person appointments:
66 Elm Street, Westfield, NJ 07090