My Approach to Helping
I am a psychotherapist, a mindfulness-based cognitive therapist (MBCT), and a mindfulness teacher. I completed my Ph.D. in History at Brandeis University and my MA in Mental Health Counseling at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis.
Besides being personally transformed by the healing touch of mindfulness, yoga, meditation, and other modalities related to the integrative and holistic approach, I enjoy helping individuals and groups to appreciate the transformational touch of modalities focusing on the mind-body connection. In my practice, I combine techniques, such as mindfulness, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, meditation, yoga, somatic therapy, psychoanalysis, and hypnotherapy, in order to determine which combination will best meet your needs.
I see clients in private practice, teach mindfulness classes, and advise individuals and public groups in various settings. In addition, I provide wellness coaching and plan the organization of retreats focused on the most current research-based integrated approach. I was trained in helping clients navigate through strong emotions, deal with transition and change, self-control, anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation. Beyond wellness and counseling, I am interested in helping people to access states beyond cognition, where they can more clearly engage with blockages and access their innate wisdom. My personal practice of mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and Buddhism has made me particularly attuned to the needs of individuals and groups seeking to fully enjoy and embody their lives, further develop their social-emotional skills, reduce burnout, and in this way re-engage with their lives. I will meet you where you are, helping you to upgrade your life, cultivating a dialogue of self-compassion, and connecting to the sacred wisdom of your own body, building emotional awareness.