About
I am a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker in practice since 2009. I specialize in working individually with adults, young adults, and late-stage adolescents. I’m privileged to have worked in a variety of settings and with people from many walks of life, each on their own unique path.
Training as a psychotherapist has exposed me to a great many methods of working with patients. My primary interest and the foundation of my therapy practice is psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, and sensorimotor psychotherapy, though I utilize many other tools and perspectives from depth psychology, trauma theory, CBT, DBT, group, family and art therapy, body work, motivational interviewing, and coaching, to name a few. My work is also influenced by interests in education, the arts, performance psychology, management strategies, philosophy, and spirituality. My experience has taught me that with care, courage, and dedication we can come to better know and navigate the complexities of our inner and outer worlds.
My path began via undergraduate studies in philosophy, literature, and psychology at Towson University, outside of Baltimore, MD. My graduate studies in social work and psychotherapy were undertaken at The University of Chicago, during which I completed clinical internships in community mental health centers on Chicago’s south and west sides. For several years after I worked as an individual and group psychotherapist in the Mood & Anxiety Disorders Program at Insight Psychological Center in downtown Chicago. During this time I also worked in a research lab at Northwestern University studying neuropsychology and depression in women. In 2013 I transitioned to full-time private practice in Maryland and in 2021 began operating dually out of Oregon for teletherapy.
As one who enjoys the classroom, I have completed post-graduate coursework and fellowships in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis through The Baltimore-Washington Center for Psychoanalysis (2017, Fellowship Graduate), The Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis + Psychotherapy (2016), and The Consortium Clinical Case Seminar at Sheppard Pratt Hospital (2015). In 2019, I completed two years of coursework in the Psychoanalytic Studies Program at The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and was granted status as a Psychoanalytic Candidate for further study and training. Additionally, I have presented talks at the Baltimore Psychoanalytic Case Conference ("Being Boy and Man: Accessing and Integrating Disavowed Self-States", 2017) and the Baltimore Psychoanalytic Film Festival (“The Last Detail”, 2018). I have also completed trainings in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and am currently a student in the Washington School of Psychiatry's Core Training Program for Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP).
In recent years, I have developed skill-set training and mental conditioning tactics for athletes and performers (amateur, collegiate, and professional). My modular approach to mental skills development has been adapted for individuals and teams/groups and can be tailored to a wide variety of activities and pursuits. My unique program integrates training in imagery, self-talk awareness/cognitive enhancement, mindfulness, attentional/concentration skills, somatic awareness conditioning, emotion and anxiety management, and goal-setting. I have a particular passion for working with tennis players, coaches, and parents.
In 2024, I was elected to the board of the Ashland International Film Festival as Secretary.
Training as a psychotherapist has exposed me to a great many methods of working with patients. My primary interest and the foundation of my therapy practice is psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, and sensorimotor psychotherapy, though I utilize many other tools and perspectives from depth psychology, trauma theory, CBT, DBT, group, family and art therapy, body work, motivational interviewing, and coaching, to name a few. My work is also influenced by interests in education, the arts, performance psychology, management strategies, philosophy, and spirituality. My experience has taught me that with care, courage, and dedication we can come to better know and navigate the complexities of our inner and outer worlds.
My path began via undergraduate studies in philosophy, literature, and psychology at Towson University, outside of Baltimore, MD. My graduate studies in social work and psychotherapy were undertaken at The University of Chicago, during which I completed clinical internships in community mental health centers on Chicago’s south and west sides. For several years after I worked as an individual and group psychotherapist in the Mood & Anxiety Disorders Program at Insight Psychological Center in downtown Chicago. During this time I also worked in a research lab at Northwestern University studying neuropsychology and depression in women. In 2013 I transitioned to full-time private practice in Maryland and in 2021 began operating dually out of Oregon for teletherapy.
As one who enjoys the classroom, I have completed post-graduate coursework and fellowships in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis through The Baltimore-Washington Center for Psychoanalysis (2017, Fellowship Graduate), The Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis + Psychotherapy (2016), and The Consortium Clinical Case Seminar at Sheppard Pratt Hospital (2015). In 2019, I completed two years of coursework in the Psychoanalytic Studies Program at The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and was granted status as a Psychoanalytic Candidate for further study and training. Additionally, I have presented talks at the Baltimore Psychoanalytic Case Conference ("Being Boy and Man: Accessing and Integrating Disavowed Self-States", 2017) and the Baltimore Psychoanalytic Film Festival (“The Last Detail”, 2018). I have also completed trainings in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and am currently a student in the Washington School of Psychiatry's Core Training Program for Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP).
In recent years, I have developed skill-set training and mental conditioning tactics for athletes and performers (amateur, collegiate, and professional). My modular approach to mental skills development has been adapted for individuals and teams/groups and can be tailored to a wide variety of activities and pursuits. My unique program integrates training in imagery, self-talk awareness/cognitive enhancement, mindfulness, attentional/concentration skills, somatic awareness conditioning, emotion and anxiety management, and goal-setting. I have a particular passion for working with tennis players, coaches, and parents.
In 2024, I was elected to the board of the Ashland International Film Festival as Secretary.