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I am a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, Board Certified Music Therapist, and Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor. I have been working in the field since 2009. I have an undergraduate degree from Tulane University and a graduate degree from New York University.
The focus of my work over the years has been to assist people struggling with mental health crises. I worked on inpatient psychiatric hospital units for twelve plus years, eleven of which were spent at Mount Sinai Hospital as a group therapist. Additionally, I managed the creative arts therapy department for all 5 (at the time) inpatient psychiatric units for almost 2 years.
I have a post-graduate advanced training in Vocal Psychotherapy created by Diane Austin, and Depth Psychology, which utilize Vocal HoldingTM, Free Associative SingingTM and Psychodramatic Singing techniques. I offer traditional talk therapy but at times will implement creative arts interventions based on client needs and comfort levels. These are tools designed to assist in the process. Music, in particular, often helps clients to refocus, overcome psychological barriers, and uncover repressed feelings. We can, of course, work together without the use of creative arts therapies if preferred.
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, life transitions, existential crises, poor self-esteem, poor boundary-setting, personal addiction, addiction of a loved one, early contemplation of recovery, maintenance of sobriety as well as harm reduction in settings of addiction, codependency, trauma, relationships, and children facing parental separation/divorce.