I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker accredited in both Maryland and DC. Born and raised in the Washington area, I attended Sidwell Friends School for 14 years before receiving my B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. After working in the nonprofit sector for three years, I graduated from Columbia University’s School of Social Work in 2001.

I worked at House of Ruth in Washington, DC for two years, providing individual and group counseling to victims of domestic violence.

In 2004, I completed a two-year advanced clinical training program in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Washington School of Psychiatry.

I have been in private practice in Bethesda since 2004. I am married and the mother of two young children.

My Approach to Therapy

My goal as a psychotherapist is to help patients better understand themselves by developing insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. To facilitate this process, I provide a safe and supportive environment in which counterproductive patterns of behavior are examined within the therapeutic relationship.

As an eclectic therapist primarily trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, I believe that the unconscious patterns generated in childhood greatly influence the present and future. I help patients heal from childhood wounds that may be impeding their ability to create the life they want. To facilitate that process, I utilize several approaches (relational, interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, and solution-focused) to meet the individual needs of my patients.

Membership

	Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW), National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
	Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work (GWSCSW)
	American Academy of Psychotherapists (AAP)