New York

I am a NYC-based therapist, specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, disordered eating, trauma and body image dissatisfaction. I approach treatment through a Health at Every Size, fat positive, weight neutral, social justice and trauma-informed lens. I am in the processes of becoming a Body Trust Certified Provider through Be Nourished and have extensive training in evidence-based treatment models (DBT, DBT-PE, CBT-E and ACT).

My approach is rooted in being an anti-diet, fat-positive, HAES-aligned clinician. Much of my work focuses on supporting people who are LGBTQ+, as I specialize in working with transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary individuals, as well as athletes, who struggle with eating and their relationship with food and exercise. I like to take a diverse approach in treatment, utilizing several theories in order to meet each client’s needs and goals. I draw on psychodynamic and relational orientations while using mindfulness, somatic, and cognitive techniques for emotional and relational healing. My treatment approach is informed by my experiences as a queer, non-binary person, and former athlete.

I provide client-centered care that helps individuals engage in their lives in a way that feels authentic and whole. I value creating therapeutic spaces in which my clients feel that all of them is welcome – the good, the bad, the healing, the trying, and everything in-between. My goal for my clients is to help them live a life of value and to feel they have the tools and skills they need to “live a life worth living,” as DBT founder Marsha Linahan would say. I want my clients to know their worth, their value, and their brave, so they can live lives full of love, belonging, and acceptance.

I am passionate about Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, and helping individuals reject diet culture and heal their relationship with food and body image. My approach is grounded in mindfulness and compassion-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (ACT, CFT, DBT). I employ the science of compassion to help clients cultivate their intuition, wisdom, courage, and inner kindness in the service of helping them reject diet culture and actualize meaningful, values-based living. I also enjoy helping clients support their children in this process.

My practice is grounded in a relational, feminist, and social justice framework. As a Health At Every Size practitioner, I bring an attuned lens to the ways that weight stigma disrupts all of our abilities to care for and live comfortably in our bodies. Working from an anti-diet and intuitive eating approach, I support individuals in exploring their relationship to food, eating and the body with curiosity and compassion.

I work from an anti-diet, HAES approach, and feel that people can begin to find wholeness and healing when they begin to engage in connected and healthy relationships first of which start with one's self. I work alongside other health care providers including RDs, and Nutritionists if necessary to create a cohesive treatment plan for individuals that I work with while incorporating various therapeutic modalities that best suit the needs of the individuals.