I earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas. I also completed my clinical internship at SUNY Upstate Medical University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Prior to my doctoral training, I earned a masters in Health Psychology from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and a Bachelor's in Cognitive Science from Hampshire College.
My approach to therapy is to work with clients to identify their patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that prevent them from reaching their goals. I will help you think about thinking, and evaluate and embrace your emotional life. I have experience working with clients from all walks of life with all kinds of struggles, ranging from depression and anxiety to grief and relationship issues.
For the first few sessions, we will work to establish your goals for therapy and then what thought and behavior patterns are getting in the way of you accomplishing your goals. We will check in on these and change the goals as needed as we go. Over time, we will figure out what patterns are working well for you and what patterns could use some improvement. There is no "one size fits all" with this approach, and I use a variety of frameworks to better understand your needs.
