I am a licensed psychologist who is passionate about working with pregnant and postpartum families, infants, and young children. I have been providing Infant Mental Health therapy for 15 years and have been working in the field of mental health for over 20 years. I believe deeply that reaching families early can help prevent so many struggles later on for the parent and child and in their relationship. I have specialized training in perinatal mental health (pregnancy and postpartum), Infant Mental Health, Child Parent Psychotherapy (treating infants and young children with trauma), and psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies for adults. I am also trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a trauma treatment for older children and adults. I continue to expand my knowledge through ongoing trainings related to working with LGBTQ+ families and youth. I have had the opportunity to connect with local firefighters and completed their Clinician Awareness Training to help me better understand their and their family’s lives.

I have worked with children on the autism spectrum in home and in preschools; with young adults at a college psychological center; families in community mental health; teens in an inpatient hospital; and for over six years, families at a women and children’s homeless shelter. Because of my diverse professional background, I have had the opportunity to see life through the eyes of so many people with different life struggles and circumstances. I have developed a deep appreciation for people’s strength and resilience even in the most dire of times.

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Certified Perinatal Mental Health Therapist

Endorsed Infant Mental Health Mentor- Clinical

Education:

Graduated Magna cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cornell University

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University

Advanced Trainings:

  • Children:
  • Play Therapy Series
  • Infant Mental Health
  • Family Violence and its Impact on Children
  • Nurturing Parenting Program
  • Children’s Grief
  • Kristi House: Training in Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
  • Kristi House: Children with Problematic Sexual Behavior Training
  • Child Parent Psychotherapy
  • Safe Baby
  • Cultural Considerations in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
  • LGBTQ+ Families:
  • YES Institute: Communication Solutions
  • YES Institute: Gender Continuum
  • Counseling Families of LGBTQ Youth
  • Safe Schools: Bullying and Sexual Minority Issues
  • Safe Schools South Florida: Transgender Issues in the Classroom
  • Supporting Families and Significant Others
  • Building a Working Alliance with Transgender Clients
  • Caring for Gender Non-Binary and Transgender Youth
  • Perinatal Mental Health:
  • Perinatal Mood Disorders – Diagnosis, Etiology, & Risk Factors
  • Assessment and Treatment of Perinatal Mood Disorders
  • Impact of Maternal Mental Health on Young Children
  • PSI/2020 Mom Maternal Mental Health Series
  • Birth Trauma