My approach is rooted in psychodynamic psychotherapy. That means that I work with you to understand how you are feeling, why you may be feeling that way, and whether you want to seek a change in those feelings.
As we work towards understanding and insight, I can simultaneously help you build a toolkit of therapeutic skills. I have training in CBT-E, AEDP, somatic experiencing, and DBT, and draw from these modalities and others to support our work together.
Although these skills can be very helpful, the core of my practice is relational. I have a direct, involved approach: I will listen, but I will also question, challenge, sometimes even advise.
A few definitions:
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CBT-E, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhanced, is a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy designed for the treatment of eating disorders. Research has found it to be among the most effective treatments for eating disorders. I am certified in CBT-E through a course taught by the method’s founder, Dr. Christopher Fairburn.
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AEDP, or Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, is a therapy modality that effectively treats trauma and other mental health concerns through healing emotional connection created in the therapeutic relationship. I received training in AEDP at NYU.
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Somatic experiencing is a set of therapeutic tools that explores how emotions affect our bodies, not just our minds and our feelings. Somatic experiencing uses the mind-body connection to help regulate distressing emotions.
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DBT, or dialectical behavioral therapy, is a therapeutic approach that is influenced by CBT as well as mindfulness and meditation traditions. It focuses on a dialectical approach: accepting that two apparently opposite things can be simultaneously true. I received training in DBT at NYU.