Clinical Experience: I have four decades of clinical experience. For the first 28 years of my career, I worked in four outpatient clinics (with children, adolescent, and adult clients) and on two inpatient psychiatric units with adults. Eighteen years ago, in 2008, I have been in private practice, providing individual psychotherapy for adults.
Training: In addition to earning a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, I have also completed five additional years of postgraduate training, at these three programs: The Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (at NYU School of Medicine), the Stephen Mitchell Relational Study Center, and the New York Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis.
Approach to psychotherapy: My approach to psychotherapy is primarily psychodynamic. I also use cognitive behavior techniques in my work. At the beginning of treatment it is of course essential to understand a client's current issues and goals. In addition, I think it is also important to understand a client's history, as well as their socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural background, in order to better understand the context of the client's primary concerns. After this initial assessment, the focus shifts to clients' current vital concerns. Sessions are interactive, with a balance between the client discussing is most important to them, and the therapist's input.