Profile:

I am a psychotherapist with expertise in relational and personal transformation.  I have extensive training and experience as an Advanced Imago Therapist, EMDR (trauma) Therapist and Encounter- Centered Couples Therapist. I had the honor of serving as  Vice President and President of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Imago Therapists - an organization of over one hundred relational therapists.  My specialty is in helping relationships heal and grow into their fullest potential. I am licensed and see clients in Connecticut, Maryland and Washington, DC.  I also serve as a coach/psychotherapist for Mobius Executive Leadership programs designed to unlock personal and interpersonal potential in executives. 

 

Education:

NYU School of Social Work, MSW, 1992 

University of Vermont, BA, 1988

 

Professional Leadership and Membership:

Transformational Faculty Psychotherapist/Coach for Mobius Executive Leadership 7/2018- Present

President: Mid Atlantic Imago Couples Therapists Association 9/2015 -9/2017

Vice President: Mid Atlantic Imago Therapists Association 9/2012-9/2015

Education Committee Member - MAIT 2011-Present

Imago Relationships International member since 2001
NASW member since 1992

 

Professional Certifications and Licenses:

HeartMath Certified Practitioner 4/2020

Encounter-centered Couples Therapist
Completed three year master class training 4/2014
EMDR Therapist- Certified 7/2010
Advanced IMAGO Therapist- Certified 4/2003
Outward Bound Wilderness Therapist- trained 7/1991

MD License: 16399

DC License: 50080036

CT License: 03375

 

Psychotherapy Experience:

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Transformational Coach/Psychotherapist -  Mobius Executive Leadership 

May  2018- present :

Providing one-on-one sessions with executives to unlock their potential. 

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Private Practitioner  2007-Present

Specializing in Imago Relationship Therapy, EMDR Therapy and Encounter-centered Couples Therapy.

 

Associate Therapist , New Learning Therapy Center, Southport, CT 1997- 2007

Conducted individual, couple and family therapy. Interfaced with school systems, participated in weekly group supervision and gave in-service presentations/trainings.

 

Assistant Director of Child and Adolescent Program, The Boston Center, Boston, MA 1993-1995
Helped facilitate child program in a psychiatric partial hospital; conducted psychiatric assessments, created treatment plans for adolescents and children, conducted individual, family and group therapy, ran parenting skills workshops, collaborated with school system and social services.

 

Social Work Fellow, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Department.  Children's Hospital, Boston MA  1992-1993
Provided individual and family therapy; assessed diagnosed and developed emergency treatment plans for the Rapid Diagnostic Clinic; received specialized training in sexual abuse therapy, play therapy and family therapy, collaborated with the school system and social services.