Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Master Social Worker
New York
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
New York
26 Court St, Suite 1413
Brooklyn, NY 11242-0103
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Telephone: 9083121139
Most of my clients come to me seeking help with mood, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. I work with adults as well with teens and their parents; this work is grounded in a clear understanding of developmental issues. Many of my clients seek to replace maladaptive coping mechanisms (which were helpful during a difficult time, but have stuck around past their expiration dates!) with healthy coping skills that engage not just their minds, but their bodies. I work well with clients interested in deepening insight into the impact of the past on their present, as well as examining the narratives that may be restricting their growth. Using compassion and curiosity I help clients calm their inner critics, build resilience, identify patterns of thought inhibiting their relationship to themselves and others, and increase the window of tolerance for difficult situations and feelings. I conceptualize clients using a psychodynamic lens and use CBT to decrease symptoms and increase functioning. Therapy can be hard, but from my experience, making it through the days (and nights) with unhealed wounds and "stuck" patterns of thought is harder. Each of us has a right to safety, dignity, and belonging, but sometimes circumstances (individual and systemic) force us to sacrifice one of those fundamental things. In therapy we work together to restore them. If you are feeling pain from wounds that won’t heal, or struggling to function in your relationships, both