I don't stay on the surface for long. I want to get to the real stuff, the truth that's been hiding underneath.
My clients are the ones who come into a session wanting to dig — who are ready to get genuinely curious about their own story rather than just manage its symptoms. If you’re looking for someone to hand you a worksheet and send you home, I’m probably not your person.
But if you’re ready to understand why you do what you do — to move from the exhausting work of managing your inner critic to the liberating work of listening to your own deepest wisdom — then we’re going to do extraordinary things together.
Who I Am
I came to this work through a deep and lifelong pursuit of understanding — not just the mind, but the whole of human experience. My training is rooted in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, a framework that honors the full depth of a person: the psychological, the somatic, the spiritual, and the wisdom that lives beneath all of it.
Mindfulness is the foundation of everything I do. Not as a buzzword or a breathing exercise, but as a genuine way of being present with whatever is arising — the joy, the grief, the confusion, the discomfort. I’ve come to believe, deeply, that it is in the full experiencing of our lives — not the arriving somewhere — that real living happens. The difficult moments aren’t obstacles to the journey. They are the journey.
Over the years I’ve sought wisdom far beyond the edges of my own culture. I’ve studied and practiced within indigenous traditions — sitting in ceremony, walking through vision quests, learning from elders in the Lakota and Aztec traditions. I’ve been profoundly shaped by the grief ritual work of Sobonfu Somé and the Dagara tradition — which taught me that grief is not a problem to be solved, but a sacred passage to be witnessed. I’ve sat with Buddhist and Hindu philosophies of non-attachment and acceptance, and carried what I found there into my everyday work with clients.
None of this comes into the therapy room as theory. It comes in as a way of seeing — a wider lens, a deeper patience, a different set of questions. My clients don’t need to share any of these frameworks to benefit from them. They simply feel it, often without being able to name what shifted.
I’ve steeped myself in looking at the world outside of my given culture to widen my perspective — and to feel and experience life more deeply. That’s what I bring into this work.
How we work together
I genuinely care about your story. Not as a case or a set of symptoms — but as a whole, complex, deeply human life that deserves to be truly heard. I believe in the power of deep listening, and I want to offer you the experience of feeling heard in a way you may not have felt before.
In our work together, we’ll explore the different parts of you — the voices that create narratives, the ones that feel big emotions, and the ones that push you to ignore those feelings or criticize yourself for having them. We’ll work with those parts rather than against them: developing the ones that truly support you, quieting the ones that don’t, and helping you build an inner life that feels less like a war and more like a home.
I’ll also work with what your body is telling you — because the body keeps its own record, and often knows things the mind hasn’t caught up to yet. My approach is holistic: we move out of the head and into the full experience of being alive, paying attention to what your body, your history, and your life are asking of you right now.
Throughout this process, I’ll encourage you to offer yourself the grace and compassion you’d give a dear friend. Real change doesn’t come from pushing harder — it comes from understanding more deeply. From reframing not just what you think, but who you believe yourself to be at the core.
When it comes to relationships — with partners, family, or yourself — we’ll look at the roles you’ve taken on, the boundaries you’ve learned to keep or abandon, and the ways your past is quietly shaping your present. We’ll heal those places so you can show up fully for the people you love, and for yourself.
It is a privilege to do this work. Clients often tell me they’re able to see themselves and their lives in entirely new ways.That never gets old.
Let’s replace the voice that wounds with the one that heals,
and open the door to a freer, more fulfilling life.
My guiding principles
Deep Listening
I believe the experience of being truly heard — without judgment, without agenda — is itself transformative. Before anything else, I want you to feel genuinely understood. Many clients tell me this alone changes something.
Discomfort As Teacher
I’ve learned — from years of clinical work and a lifetime of seeking — that the feelings we most want to escape are often the ones with the most to teach us. We don’t run from discomfort here. We get curious about it. Gently, at your pace, and always with compassion.
Presence Over Power
Real change doesn’t come from doing therapy the “right” way. It comes from being willing to be honest — with me, and with yourself. I create a space where you don’t have to have it together. You just have to show up.
Wisdom Over Willpower
Lasting change doesn’t come from trying harder. It comes from understanding more deeply — why you do what you do, where it came from, and what it’s been protecting you from. That understanding is what sets you free.
The Whole Person
You are not your symptoms, your diagnosis, or your worst patterns. You are a whole, complex human being — with a history, a body, an inner life, and depths that haven’t yet been fully seen. That’s what we work with here.
My Background
Education & Licensure
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
in New York State & MassachusettsMaster of Integral Counseling Psychology from
The California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA 2003Bachelor of Psychology & Studio Art from
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 1994
Continued Training
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Relational Life Therapy (RLT) couples therapy
Mindfulness Therapy Certification Training
Self-Compassion Therapy
Expert Strategies for Working with Anxiety
Gen Z Specialist Training
Women’s Circle Work Leadership
Greif Ritual Leadership
Mindful Hypnosis Certification Training
Ready to find out what we can do together?
I offer in-person therapy in Fishkill, NY and telehealth across New York and Massachusetts.
If something here has resonated — trust that. Reach out and let’s begin.