Difficult feelings can be a gateway for personal growth. I am an interactive therapist who listens carefully and shares my perspective. Therapy with me is an opportunity to explore and better understand your thoughts and feelings, to make sense of your experiences and experiment with new ways of being, and to try new things to figure out together what helps. I will make suggestions for things you can try, but I will rely on you and your experiences to be the true test of whether something works. I want you to feel better, grow and thrive.
I am an antiracist, trauma informed clinician; an educator; a social justice advocate; a community organizer; a passionate speaker; a training facilitator; a justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion consultant; an ally; and a critical thinker.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) with over 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families, and organizations experiencing changes through trauma, addiction, and life transition; living with disabilities, living in non-monogamous and/or kink relationships, and identify as Queer, Trans, and/or LGBTQIA.
I am a certified EMDR provider, have a Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), and Post Master’s Certificate: Executive Leadership in the Not-For-Profit-Sector.
My experience was formed within Social Justice Community Organizing from community clinics, private practice, and community organizations e.g., Gray Panthers, Anti-Violence groups, AIDS Quilt, Harlem United, Guidance Center for Mental Health, Post Graduate Center for Mental Health, Henry Street Settlement House, and TRI Center, The Recovery Center. Additionally, I am a co-founder of Passing Twice: A Place for LBGT people and their allies, Manhattan Stuttering Group, and moderate a panel of Clinicians Who Stutter for International Stuttering Awareness Day.
I believe in the power of healing, intersectional pedagogy, and anti-oppressive treatment approaches. I support validation, forgiveness, connection, and vulnerability. I believe YOU can become your best self, and I am happy to accompany you on that journey.
I am an antiracist, trauma informed clinician; an educator; a social justice advocate; a community organizer; a passionate speaker; a training facilitator; a justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion consultant; an ally; and a critical thinker.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) with over 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families, and organizations experiencing changes through trauma, addiction, and life transition; living with disabilities, living in non-monogamous and/or kink relationships, and identify as Queer, Trans, and/or LGBTQIA.
I am a certified EMDR provider, have a Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), and Post Master’s Certificate: Executive Leadership in the Not-For-Profit-Sector.
My experience was formed within Social Justice Community Organizing from community clinics, private practice, and community organizations e.g., Gray Panthers, Anti-Violence groups, AIDS Quilt, Harlem United, Guidance Center for Mental Health, Post Graduate Center for Mental Health, Henry Street Settlement House, and TRI Center, The Recovery Center. Additionally, I am a co-founder of Passing Twice: A Place for LBGT people and their allies, Manhattan Stuttering Group, and moderate a panel of Clinicians Who Stutter for International Stuttering Awareness Day.
I believe in the power of healing, intersectional pedagogy, and anti-oppressive treatment approaches. I support validation, forgiveness, connection, and vulnerability. I believe YOU can become your best self, and I am happy to accompany you on that journey.
Specialties
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Self-esteem
Feeling “stuck” Anxiety | Panic Family dynamics Anger | Resolution Career | Life transitions |
Depression
Grief | Loss Shame | Guilt Living with Disabilities Couples | Relationships Mediation | Negotiation |
Education
Licensed Clinical Social Worker | NY 077436
Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor | NY 21573
Certified Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing | EMDR
Bachelors of Science | Community Organizing & Gerontology | University of Maryland
Masters of Clinical Social Work | New York University
Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor | NY 21573
Certified Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing | EMDR
Bachelors of Science | Community Organizing & Gerontology | University of Maryland
Masters of Clinical Social Work | New York University
Affiliations
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Training
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Presentations | Workshops
- Mindfulness Through Covid. Lesbian Sex Mafia, New York, July 2020
- Breathing Out Mindfulness for Speech Language Professionals. Friends Convention, Chicago, July 2019
- Breathe Out, Break Out: Mindfulness in the Fight, Flight, or Freeze Moment for Therapists. Expressive Therapies Summit, New York, April 2018
- Mindfulness for People Who Stutter. National Stuttering Association Convention, Chicago, July 2018
- Breath Out, Break Out: Mindfulness in the Stuttering Moment. National Stuttering Association Convention, Dallas, July 2018
- An Open Dialog of Age, Race, Gender, Gender presentation, Disability/Ability, and Size. Lesbian Sex Mafia, New York, September 2017
Breath Out, Break Out: Emotional Response Techniques in the Stuttering Moment. National Stuttering Association Convention. Atlanta, July 2016 - Clinical Group Practice with HIV+ Men over 50, International Association for Social Work with Groups, Revitalizing our Heritage; A Bridge to the Future, Boston, June 2013
- Mental Health and Stuttering; a Training for Clinicians, Institute for Family Health, New York, June 2012
- Mobile Mental Health Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Institute; Mobile Mental Health Conference, MIami, October 2011
- Mental Health Advocacy in Kink Communities, Leather Leadership Conference, New York, June 2006
"Not in his goals but in his transitions man is great." |