I graduated from the NYU School of Social Work with a Masters Degree in Social Work. I then completed postgraduate training in Psychoanalysis and Comprehensive Psychotherapy from the National Institute for the Psychotherapies. I have completed EMDR Levels I and II training and went on to receive more advanced training in EMDR. I’ve been incorporating EMDR into my work with clients since 2009. I also offer EMDR as a stand alone therapy. In addition, I’ve studied Embodiment-Based Contemplative Psychotherapy at the Nalanda Institute.
I've taught various workshops and courses including Human Behavior to graduate social work students at NYU School of Social Work, Working with Dreams at the Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, and Transpersonal Psychology: Theory and Practice at the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute. I served on the Board of Directors of the Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy and was also their Director of Training for Psychotherapists. I am particularly interested in, and fascinated by, the interplay between spirituality and psychotherapy and how psychotherapy can help us to find a deep sense of meaning in our lives.
Outside of my psychotherapy practice, I have taught mindfulness meditation since 2006 at such places as New York Insight Meditation Center, Downtown Meditation, and New York Dharma. I have also recorded three albums of original devotional songs and chants. I’ve shared this music at such venues as the New York Integral Yoga Institute and the Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA. You can listen to some of my music here.