I received my BA from the University of Chicago, where I graduated with general and departmental honors, and my master’s degree in Social Work from Columbia University. Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked with children in foster care and with public health research projects in New York City and the Gulf Coast. My clinical training is from Montefiore Hospital, the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, as well as the William Alanson White Institute, where I maintain an ongoing connection. In addition to working in treatment settings, I was the Social Work supervisor at the CUNY School of Law. I am certified in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and also incorporate influences from trainings in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and other modalities into my practice. While my clinical work is influenced by theory, I also have a pragmatic sensibility.