About Me

Welcome to my practice!

I am a doctoral-level psychologist practicing in Massachusetts (MA 10029) and Connecticut (4631) whose professional interests include self/body image, experiences of pain, relationship difficulties, depression, disordered eating, working with shame, personality, and emotional/behavioral dysregulation.

I graduated with a BA in Psychology and Legal Studies at Fairfield University. I earned a Masters degree in School Psychology and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University (APA approved). Doctoral level training and experience includes:

• Community mental health

• Emergency room crisis evaluation

• Yale Psychiatric Hospital inpatient and DBT IOP/PHP focus on adolescents and young adults

• McLean Hospital at Harvard Medical School Behavioral Health PHP

• Mclean Hospital at Harvard Medical School Klarman Eating Disorders residential center

• Staff clinician, Assistant Director, and Director at the University of Massachusetts Boston Counseling Center

• Psychologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center

Regardless of setting, I think deeply about my patients lived experience, including identity and context. I understand that one’s sense of self is rooted in the relational, and healing often includes self- and relational- work. I seek to understand how familial, cultural, ethnic, and religious narratives may impact a person’s experience. I am interested in expressions of self and body in the world – as well as personal experiences of pain. I believe that understanding the story, function and the context of symptoms is critical to making effective changes. My approach to counseling tends to be relational and behavioral.

As a person in the world, I identify as a white cisgender female who has roots in a more collectivistic cultural orientation. I love learning and appreciate creative expression. Relationships, community, meaningful traditions, my dog Luna, and time in the sun and with nature are important to me. I enjoy volunteering and advocacy work.