I am a native New Yorker, and studied engineering at Cornell before medical training at Stony Brook and Montefiore, where I gained extensive knowledge in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. I love to empower my patients by providing a non-judgemental safe space and connect with them through the lens of the ecosystem they grew up in.
As a board certified psychiatrist, I offer culturally competent, trauma-informed care grounded in empathy, curiosity, and collaboration. My relational style focuses on understanding each person within their broader ecosystem—family dynamics, culture, identity, community, and history—rather than pathologizing symptoms in isolation. I work to build a safe, trusting space where children, teens, adults, and families can explore challenges, heal from trauma, and reconnect with their strengths. Whether supporting a young person navigating anxiety or helping families through conflict, I prioritize meaningful connection, developmental attunement, and a deep respect for each client’s lived experience.
Clients can expect to leave sessions feeling seen, respected, and better understood—not just as individuals with symptoms, but as whole people shaped by their relationships, environments, identities, and histories. I aim to create a calm, curious, and nonjudgmental space where insights can emerge naturally, and where we can make sense of distress in the context of each person’s unique biopsychosocial story. My goals are often to enhance self-awareness, improve emotional regulation, strengthen relationships, and increase a sense of agency. With my patients, I prioritize developmentally attuned goals—like building emotional language, supporting identity formation, and improving family communication, interrupting unhelpful intergenerational patterns, and creating more secure, supportive systems. Ultimately, clients can expect to gain both clarity and tools—so they’re not just surviving, but moving toward deeper healing and growth.
