“We are all seeking to find the answers to life that, in all honesty, lie within each of us already.”
What was your path to becoming a therapist?
This is my first career and it was significantly impacted by my meaningful experience in 1985 working at a summer day camp in Times Square through the New York City Children's Aid Society. The needs of the children, the impact my work had on them, and the way I helped them have a fun and enjoyable summer were life-changing.
What should someone know about working with you?
We are all seeking to find the answers to life that, in all honesty, lie within each of us already. My goal with clients is to help them hear and trust the answers within that they already know to be true.
Have you done any research-based work that you found particularly exciting? How does it inform your practice today?
My research-based work on trauma and abuse recovery changed how I work and treat clients in their own recovery from trauma and/or abuse. Although I still maintain a psychodynamic, analytical mind when understanding the client, I recognize that body mindfulness activities are often most critical to treating clients in therapy, including those who do not have a history of trauma or abuse.
“My goal with clients is to help them hear and trust the answers within that they already know to be true.”