My clinical experience began in 1997 - 1999, when I completed my MSW at Smith College. I hold a Massachusetts license as an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker #111055). I currently operate professionally both online and in person. I have worked in all levels of care with individuals, couples, and families suffering from trauma, medical illness such as cancer and HIV/AIDS, major mental illness, eating disorders, and addictions.

• I am a Certified Practitioner and Practitioner Applicant for Trainer of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy.
• I completed my psychodrama training at the Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute in New York and Omega Theater in Boston, MA (which is now closed). I am also a graduate of Psychodramatic Bodywork and have been integrating this modality into my work since 2005.
• I am Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level II trained and passionate about integrating psychodrama with IFS, both extremely powerful modalities for realizing transformation, awareness, and healing into wholeness.
• I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), applicable to skills training.
  
• I trained at the Harvard Teaching hospitals: the Cambridge Health Alliance and the Massachusetts General Hospital.
• I worked at the Cambridge Health Alliance, inpatient and primary care settings, Deaconess Waltham Eating Disorder Service, Cambridge Eating Disorder Center, and Center for Eating Disorders in New Bedford, NH. 

  • In addition to my clinical work, I am a Money, Marketing, and Soul Certified Coach.

 • I love working with soulpreneurs to spiritually align your relationship with money, branding, and ultimately your unique business coming to life in the world as an expression of what makes your soul sing.

 • This work often emerges organically through the therapeutic journey, as you heal into your birthright of wholeness and experience recovery of your natural way of being. It's natural to want be more authentically expressed through your life-work. Also, as your sense of self worth grows into more authentic alignment, your relationship with money and your sense of self worth and value also transform.

I've structured a 12-week therapy series with a thoughtful approach. It begins with an initial brief meet-and-greet, allowing for a quick connection assessment. Following that, the subsequent intake session goes deeper, ensuring paperwork completion, deeper connections, and identifying the top three areas a client wishes to focus on in therapy. It can also include the attachment assessment tool, which will be recorded for the client use. 

My goal is to align therapy objectives with the client's goals. The intake session serves as a foundation, outlining our direction and what the client hopes to achieve in these three key areas over the 12 weeks.

Inspired by psychodrama's structure, I believe in establishing a clear agreement at the beginning to guide our therapeutic journey. This contract sets the tone for collaboration and allows for flexibility to pivot focus based on new insights and breakthroughs, ensuring a client-driven approach. I acknowledge that clients have diverse needs; some may require longer-term healing work, while others may seek a blend of therapeutic and professional development coaching. I aim to cater to these diverse needs, ensuring a tailored approach that resonates with each individual. Furthermore, I see potential in using this structured approach as a model for a mentorship program, offering a guideline for training therapists and maintaining consistency and quality in their practice.

In summary, my 12-week series emphasizes intake, focused work, integration, and closure/completion. It's designed to be adaptable, ensuring that the therapy journey remains client-centered, flexible, and aligned with their evolving needs.

My style is involved, warm and down to earth, while maintaining a balance between honoring feeling/s and process with pragmatic action or problem solving. My intent is to bring awareness to honoring your deepest needs, cultivating conscious living, and align your life with true nourishment for living a fulfilling life of impact - that you love.