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Orange Flower
Orange Flower

Education, Training, and Work Experience

  • L.C.S.W. (1987) Licensed in New York and Florida

  • M.S.W. (Master’s degree in Social Work), Fordham University in 1987 

  • M.A., Ed.M. in Psychology and Education, Columbia University in 1979

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In addition to my 35 years as a psychotherapist in private practice, other work experience includes positions in an elementary public school setting, an outpatient psychiatric hospital, and as a psychotherapist and Clinical Director at East Harlem Consultation Services, a community-based mental health clinic.

Yellow Flowers
Yellow Flowers

Training and Specialization

  • Since 1995, have participated in a  monthly study group (4-6 hours per month) led by Dr. David Scharff, co-founder of the International Psychotherapy Institute, a psychoanalytic teaching and training program based in Bethesda, Md.  Dr. Scharff has written a score of influential books on family, couples and individual psychoanalytic therapy from an Object Relations perspective.          

  • The Center for Intentional Studies, a four year psychotherapy training institute in Westchester, NY, that combines psychoanalytic disciplines with a mindfulness approach to treatment.               

  • The National Association for Psychoanalysis, a post-masters training institute in NYC.

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  • I have received extensive training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a short-term, structured treatment program in which people learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on feelings and behavior.                                            

  • In the last 15 years, I have received intensive trainings in mindfulness-based /contemplative psychotherapies like Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Positive Neuroplasticity. In May 2020, I received a certificate for the completion of the one-year Mindfulness-based Contemplative Psychotherapy course taught by the faculty associated with Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science, including psychologists, psychiatrists, and contemplative experts involved in these evidenced-based psychotherapies. This comprehensive and in-depth course involved three-hour weekly classes plus a few lengthy retreats interspersed throughout the year. 

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Affiliations

  • Member of the National Association for Social Workers (NASW)

  • The New York State Society for Clinical Social Workers (NYSSCSW)

  • The Dialectical Behavior Therapy National Certification, and Accreditation Association (DBTNCAA)

Call me at 646-320-9910 if you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment.

"The person who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones"   

– Confucious

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