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I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor (LCSW-S), a Certified Psychoanalyst, and a Certified Imago Couples Therapist. I work with individuals and couples in Austin, Texas and New York City.

 

As a seasoned psychoanalyst, I've worked for many years in community mental health prior to entering private practice. This experience continues to shape how I think about care and access to mental health services. 

 

A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia University School of Social Work and the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, my work is informed by relational, interpersonal and object relations theory, alongside trauma-informed, body-centered and mindfulness approaches.

 

Dream work is part of my practice, and I previously facilitated a dream group for clinicians at Austin Psychoanalytic.

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Alongside my clinical work, I teach, mentor, and supervise clinicians in psychoanalytic training programs in Austin, New York City, and Washington, DC. I also write and present. I presented my work at the 2024 International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Conference in Mérida, Mexico, and my paper Trips of the Tongue: Accents in the Consulting Room was published in Psychoanalytic Dialogues (2025).

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