Sometimes stress isn’t the whole story. Maybe you’ve gone through something really tough—like losing someone important, being bullied, or experiencing abuse. Big experiences like these can leave you feeling scared, stuck, or totally alone.

You’ve probably already done one of the hardest things: telling an adult. (If you’re here reading this, that’s a huge first step—seriously, well done.) But even when the situation is over, the feelings don’t always just go away.

Trauma can show up in lots of ways: trouble sleeping, nightmares, always feeling on edge, thinking badly about yourself, or even wishing you weren’t alive. It’s heavy stuff, and it makes sense to feel weighed down by it.

Therapy can be a place to work through all of this safely, at your own pace. You don’t have to talk about what happened until you’re ready. Bit by bit, you can start healing and begin to feel more like you again.

One of the most exhausting things in the world? Feeling like you can’t just be yourself. Whether you’re questioning your gender or sexuality, or you know exactly who you are but other people don’t get it, it can feel confusing, lonely, or just plain unfair.

Therapy gives you space to figure things out without judgment. It’s a place where you don’t have to explain away who you are or hide parts of yourself. Instead, we focus on helping the real you shine—confidently, fully, and unapologetically.

If you’re here reading this, I know one thing is for sure: you love your kid. You want them to live a healthy, happy, fulfilled life, and maybe you’re feeling stuck on how to help them get there. I get it, I’m a parent too. That means I also know you want to feel confident that your child’s mental health is in the hands of someone who truly knows what they’re doing.

I have been working with kids and teens for well over a decade. Before becoming a therapist, I worked in education and youth-centered nonprofits focused on helping kids and families build healthy futures. During and after my social work degree, I spent seven years working in community mental health providing therapy to kids, teens, and families. My work focused on supporting emotion regulation, anxiety management, and growth and healing following extreme trauma.

You may be here because your child has gone through a significant trauma—perhaps a loss, abuse, or extreme bullying that has left lasting effects. I am a trained provider of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), an evidence-based treatment for kids and teens who have experienced trauma. I blend this approach with play and expressive arts to help young people and families return to a place of balance.

Or you may be here because your child is beginning to explore their identity. Maybe they’re using words like trans or nonbinary, or trying out different pronouns, and you’re wondering how best to support them. I’ve trained with the Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project, focusing on transgender and gender-expansive youth. This work is close to my heart. I take an affirming, supportive stance and move at a pace that respects your child’s safety, self-awareness, and individual needs.

Currently, I am a candidate in psychoanalysis at the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis. My training emphasizes an interpersonal lens—believing that our relationships are the biggest influences on our emotional well-being. For kids and teens, this often means exploring the role of peers, building confidence to handle tricky social dynamics, and strengthening family communication. (And no, your child won’t be lying on a couch free-associating like in Freud’s day! We’ll talk, play, make art, and even laugh together so therapy feels safe and engaging.)

Maybe you’ve always trusted therapy, or maybe sending your child to “a shrink” feels new and intimidating. Either way is okay. I’ll move at your family’s pace, balancing your child’s privacy and independence with your vital role as their parent. Sometimes this means family sessions, sometimes parent check-ins—always with the goal of helping your child feel better and move toward their goals. Above all, I want to hear from you too.

You see it up close every day: kids today are stretched thin. Jam packed schedules, pressures to succeed and fit in, and constant exposure to screens and social media – the toll on students is hard to ignore.

I offer fun, engaging, and meaningful workshops for students in grades 6–12 designed to strengthen self-awareness, build safer school communities, and teach coping tools that reach far beyond the classroom.

Workshop offerings:

• Creativity for self-care: using art, movement, and writing to to practice self-expression and experience a sense of grounding and reset.

• Burnout prevention for teens: helping teens take an honest look at their commitments, pastimes, and the influences they surround themselves with so that they can take control over their choices and make changes for greater self-care.

• Boundaries without guilt: Supporting kids and teens in learning what it means to set limits, stand up for their needs, and protect their well-being.

• Being Me: Encouraging young people to embrace their uniqueness and build lasting confidence and self-love that isn’t dependent on external validation.

Looking for something more in-depth? I’m a co-creator of Mindful Media—an interactive 9-week program that helps kids navigate the digital age with confidence. Designed by a team of therapists and researchers, this group equips students with practical tools like stress regulation and conflict management they can use both online and off.

Have something specific in mind? Let’s collaborate to create a program that fits the unique needs of your school community.