Somatic Therapy and Creative Art Therapy for Adults, Teens, and Kids
Offering in-person sessions in Manhattan and Rhinebeck NY; virtual sessions across NY state
Breakthroughs are possible
when we think outside of the box.
Many of my clients have been in therapy before and felt like something was missing. Soon after they begin working with me they express appreciation for "getting real work done" and seeing lasting progress. By tapping into your nervous system and aligning your strengths, I can help you unlock your potential to repair invisible wounds at their source and optimize your resilience.
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My clients benefit from work that is intuitive and innovative. They trust me as someone who collaborates with them, advocates for them unconditionally, and promotes their growth. And they find me to be a well-rounded, discerning guide who has helped them navigate dark times and overcome complex obstacles to find themselves again on the other side.
my philosophy
As someone who uses techniques that are more natural and less aggressive than popularized methods, my high success rate is evidence that healing the way nature intended is less painful and more efficient than medicalized models of therapy.
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I believe therapy should honor your inner wisdom and your innate ability to heal and grow. I don't believe in using methods that require you to trust me more than you trust yourself.
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I believe therapy should honor your autonomy. I don't believe in using methods that feel like the therapist is doing it to you. I prefer to work in such a way that helps you do the work within yourself.
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I believe therapy is better as in-powerment than as em-powerment. I don't believe therapists can give power to their clients or that clients should rely on their therapist to feel stronger. I believe real power comes from within. So I intentionally implement methods that support clients in finding their strength and maintaining their boundaries throughout their process - not just as a result of the process.
By integrating neuroscience with art,
to achieve breakthroughs you didn’t know were possible.
I can help you tap into resources you didn’t know you have
my approach
If you're like many of my clients, creativity has been an asset for your survival. Overly-verbal, cognitive approaches lack resonance with your inner world and body. My approach helps creators of all types utilize your imagination and access your inner wisdom where words fail. With me, therapy is a creative process that helps you evolve organically. My clients find that the work we do not only improves their mental health, it frees them to produce better work.
My background as a dance and theatre artist has given me deeply powerful tools to help you access that important mind-body connection. Having been a character actor, I bring dynamic empathy and playfulness into our collaboration. As a designer, I bring imagination, strategic systems-thinking and problem-solving to help you achieve your goals. A combined experience of classical training and self-taught artistry equips me to help you revive inspiration and spontaneity so that you experience more satisfaction in art and in life.
my commitment
I am committed to being a specialist in you. I will remain informed by an abundance of research into what's most relevant and unique to you and stay at the forefront of the field to give you the most cutting-edge, holistic help available.
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I am committed to providing you with high-quality care that encourages you to raise your expectations. I will help you discover the (very valid) reasons for you're going through and find real, lasting solutions. Together, we'll form a clear and sound strategy that sets you up for success.
my performance
You deserve to know you're in capable hands.
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Throughout my graduate training, I remained at the top of my class in clinical courses and achieved breakthroughs with complex clients as early as my first internship. After demonstrating advanced insights and skills in private practice, I began supervising other mental health professionals from the undergraduate level to the doctorate level.
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From the beginning of my career, colleagues and mentors have described me as a particularly well-rounded therapist - someone who asks the bigger questions and finds the deeper answers.
Credentials
Education & Training
Modalities
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT)
New York License - 002593
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Internal Family Systems Online Circle - 2023
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Guided Drawing®
Certification - 2023
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Havening Therapy®
Certification - 2022
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Kint Institute
Certification - 2020
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New York University
Master of Arts, Drama Therapy - 2019
Master of Arts, Educational Theatre - 2012
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Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting
Certification - 2010
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University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics - 2010
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Psychodynamic Therapy
Internal Family Systems informed Therapy (IFS)
Art Therapy and Guided Drawing®
Drama Therapy and Psychodrama
Play Therapy
Havening Techniques®
Cognitive Behavioral informed Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior informed Therapy (DBT)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
We'd be a great fit if you are...
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growth-oriented
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interested in addressing root causes
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interested in deeper discovery
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tired of being stuck, excited to make breakthroughs
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enjoy thinking outside of the box
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value authenticity and accountability
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analytical and/or creative thinkers (engineers, designers, artists, managers, etc.)
We're not the right fit (yet) if you are...
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strictly comfort-oriented right now
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prioritizing coping and managing symptoms
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require unconditional affirmation
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attached to the belief that therapy has to be painful and aggressive to be effective
