About Me

My first career was as a modern dancer and choreographer. But it was my sister’s experience with mental illness that inspired me to become a psychologist. I earned my master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology in Washington, D.C., and recently received a postgraduate certificate as a writing scholar at Harvard Medical School. I have more than 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist and am fully licensed in Virginia, New Zealand, and Ireland. 
I have also been granted the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT)​ in the following 44 PsyPact states:​ ​https://psypact.gov/page/psypactmap

My clinical work with adolescents and adults includes the treatment of depression and anxiety and other mood disorders, trauma and grief, LGBTQ issues, and Asperger’s syndrome, among other issues. I am available for individual and couples therapy.

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My specialties include the treatment of anxiety disorders. These include generalized anxiety, specific phobias and social phobias, panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. I utilize an integrative treatment model, which incorporates psychodynamic, experiential, behavioral, and cognitive-behavioral models. Sessions help patients identify, explore, and reconcile some of the underlying factors and root causes of their anxiety and skills to manage everyday symptoms.

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I offer comprehensive pre-surgical psychological evaluations for bariatric and transplant surgeries, and evaluations for transgender teens and adults seeking gender-affirming healthcare.

I have volunteered with the American Red Cross as a disaster mental health first responder, serving at the Pentagon on 9/11, and for eight years served as an adjunct professor in the master’s and doctoral-level clinical and master’s level counseling programs at the American School of Professional Psychology.

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