Specialties
I work with adolescents and young adults (AYAs), adults, and their support systems to cope with uncertainties, life challenges, and change.
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A Unique Approach to Therapy
My method is staunchly non-judgmental and focused on the unique story in front of me. As a compassionate and neutral observer, I help my clients explore uncertainty, examine past and current coping mechanisms, and develop a sense of identity amid external change.
I encourage my clients to take ownership of their own choices. A trusting alliance between provider and client is crucial to the therapeutic process.
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My Specialities
I specialize in working with AYAs and adults who are experiencing chronic illness, reproductive health issues, and grief and loss.
Chronic Illness
In my extensive work with AYAs and adults with both acute and non-acute illnesses, I have been exposed to the diverse needs that accompany a chronic issue:
- Receiving help and developing a support network
- Maintaining a treatment schedule
- Coping with body image and intimacy challenges
- Moving past professional setbacks
- Grappling with the sense that life is moving on without you
Life always contains stressors and a chronic diagnoses can be the most major source of stress and disappointment in a person’s life. I help clients to see their diagnosis in the context of their life, and objectively examine how they respond to stressors while learning to fold them into their continuing narrative.
I have worked in diverse medical centers with clients who have both life-threatening and non-acute chronic illnesses. I am versed in end-of-life issues within hospital and outpatient settings.
The families of chronic illness patients often benefit from therapeutic support as well. A client's support network will commonly have to reframe their roles in the family and what is expected of them. Many family members will subjugate their own needs to those of their loved one, and desire a space of their own to process their experience.
Reproductive Health
Reproductive health problems challenge our expectations of how and when we will start a family. When biology, illness, or life events derail our timelines for welcoming a child into our lives, we often must grieve our expectations of what that will look like.
I work to support acceptance, to define, or redefine, what family means, and to explore options for building that family. I believe every person should feel empowered to make their own choices about parenthood, and trust my clients’ intuition about what is right for them and their family.
Couples often come to me with this issue, as reproductive health affects both individuals and the relationship itself.
Grief & Loss
There are no rules for how to grieve. My office is a space to bear witness to each particular experience of mourning. I walk alongside AYAs and adults as they grieve, whether they are dealing with a recent loss, reverberations of a distant loss, or the anticipation of a future loss.
Along with the mourning of a person or relationship, there is often an accompanying grief of the life envisioned before the loss. I partner with my clients to accept, process and cope with their loss.
Sub-Specialties
Additional Areas of Expertise
I provide therapy services beyond my areas of specialization for those who are struggling with:
Self-Esteem
Anxiety
Depression
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Women's Health
Bereavement
Faq
Frequently asked questions
Do you Take Insurance?
I am currently in network with Aetna, Cigna, and Optum (this includes all the Optum healthcare plans- UnitedHealthcare, Oscar, and Oxford).
For clients who wish to use their PPO insurance plan I can provide a super-bill at the end of each month for you to submit to your provider.
Clients without insurance are welcome to inquire about my hourly rate.
Where is your office located?
I am currently, offering Telehealth sessions through a HIPPA compliant platform.
How old are the clients you work with?
My practice works with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) through adulthood (18 and beyond).
Do you see you couples?
I work with couples who may be navigating a medical issue together or learning how to go from the role of caregiver/patient to partners again. However, I do not see couples for traditional couples therapy.
Do you only work with clients who have cancer or have been impacted by cancer?
Although, I am a board-certified oncology social worker my practice is not limited to oncology clients. I have extensive experience working with clients who have experienced issues of self-esteem, anxiety, depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anticipatory grief and bereavement, women’s health, and reproductive health.
