Offering individual psychotherapy and group therapy

I offer individual psychotherapy in-person and online, as well as group therapy, at 303 Fifth Avenue. I work with adolescents and young adults on behavioral regulation and healthy self-expression, discovering who they want to be and how to navigate the world, what that means to them. I also work with older adults on coming to terms with loss and their own conflicts regarding present relationships and themselves. I treat depression and anxiety, as well as bipolarity, OCD, ADHD and personality disorders. I help people in their pursuit of a sense of meaning in their lives, repairing or accepting relationships, overcoming addiction and grief. I work as well with couples on understanding each other's needs.

I form therapeutic alliances with queer and straight folks and other sexualities. Meaning is explored emotionally and analytically to help the patient make healthier, more fulfilling choices and  to live a richer inner life. Mindfulness is utilized for behavioral and emotional regulation.

A holding environment is facilitated. Joining, mirroring and empathy build the relationship and the patient's self-understanding. By better understanding their own feelings and thoughts n a process that is internal and external, patients reimagine themselves through reclaiming what had been hidden or buried. 

Playfulness with imaginative spontaneity is helpful when it can be freed up; thus, space is created for the patient's searching of their own vital truths and repairing through them. I help patients to improve their perspective-taking and communication in their different  relationships, stopping unhealthy patterns and becoming free from harsh self-criticism, as well as idealized fantasies. Cultural and other factors are considered. Other goals often pursued are patterns of balance while feeling connected to one's feelings, being creative and authentic, observing one's feelings and thoughts without acting immediately on them or feeling that they are necessarily the truth. Finding a new perspective on oneself and a problem can alleviate symptoms and engender a process of recovery or renewal. 

I accept most major insurance, including Anthem (BCBS), Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare and Medicare with a sliding scale for out-of-pocket.