My Training
I have been practicing psychoanalysis and psychonalytic psychotherapy since 2008. Prior to training as a psychoanalyst, I worked for about 15 years in the educational travel industry and for educational and non-profit organizations. I made a major career change in my late 30s because of my own tranformative experience in psychoanalysis and my passionate belief in the curative power of psychotherapy in general and psychoanalysis in particular.
Education, Licensure, Certifications, and Professional Affiliations
Education, Licensure, and Certifications
License in Psychoanalysis
New York State • #000-913 • 2013-present
Certified State Psychoanalyst
New Jersey • #48PA00000700 • 2015-present
Nationally Certified Psychoanalyst
2020-present
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
2020
Certificate in Psychoanalytic-Systems Couples Therapy
The Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of New Jersey (CPPNJ) • Madison, NJ • 2015-2021
Certificate in Psychoanalysis and Comprehensive Psychotherapies
National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) • New York, NY • 2008-2013
PsyA. Psychoanalysis (expected graduation date spring 2025)
Boston Graduate School for Psychoanalysis (BGSP) • Brookline, MA • 2022-present
M.Ed. Counseling and Personnel Services
University of Maryland • College Park, MD • 1995-1997
B.A. Portuguese, Spanish, and Multiculturalism Studies, Magna Cum Laude
University of Maryland • College Park, MD • 1991-1995
Professional Affiliations
Treasurer, Psychoanalytic Perspectives (2021-present)
Journal of the Professional Association of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), New York, NY
Member, Hudson Valley Guild of Mental Health Professionals (2021-present)
Member, NAAP (2019-present)
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP), New York, NY
Chair, Continuing Education, Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2017-2018)
A Chapter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association (APA), Philadelphia, PA
Presenter, Act 48 Continuing Education Series (2016)
The Long, Dark Shadow of Divorce on the Adult Lives of Two Patient
Presenter, Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2016)
A Chapter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association (APA), Philadelphia, PA
Presentation: Psychoanalytic Practice in the Real World
Board of Directors, Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2015-2018)
A Chapter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association (APA), Philadelphia, PA
Chair, 2016 Brunch Series, Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2015-2017)
A Chapter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association (APA), Philadelphia, PA
Chair, Therapy Center of Philadelphia Continuing Education Event (2015)
Philadelphia, PA
Board of Directors, Therapy Center of Philadelphia (2014-2018)
Philadelphia, PA
Co-Chair, National Institute for the Psychotherapies Colloquium (September 2014)
New York, NY
Member, NIPPA (2013-present)
Professional Association of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), New York, NY
Member, South Jersey Psychological Association (SJPA) (2013-2018)
New Jersey
Psychoanalyst, Insight for All (2013-2015)
Philadelphia, PA
Presenter, National Institute for the Psychotherapies Professional Association (February 2013)
Case Presentation Seminar, New York, NY