Who Am I…

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a Master's in Social Work from Columbia University and a PhD in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. I've spent my career working with adolescents and adults across a variety of clinical settings, helping people navigate mental health challenges, relationships, and life's inevitable ups and downs.

My clinical background includes training in a range of evidence-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), alongside psychodynamic and relational approaches. I'm particularly interested in understanding not just the challenges people experience, but also how their relationships, environments, and lived experiences shape the way they navigate the world.

In addition to my clinical practice, I work as a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where my research focuses on improving access to culturally responsive mental health care and addressing mental health inequities, particularly among historically underserved communities and youth and young adults at risk for suicide. During my doctoral training, I was also a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) T32 Predoctoral Fellow, which allowed me to further develop my expertise in mental health services research.

While my clinical and research work are distinct, they very much inform one another. My research has reinforced the importance of approaching mental health care with curiosity, cultural humility, and an understanding that no two people experience the world in quite the same way. I bring that same perspective into the therapy room, along with a commitment to continuing to learn and grow as a clinician.

Outside of work, I love traveling, hiking, exploring new places, and spending time with my two cats, Olive and Chimichurri. I'm also a big fan of a good Netflix binge and firmly believe that having a sense of humor can make even the harder parts of life a little easier to navigate.