I believe in a strength-based, holistic, and pragmatic approach to change that focuses on each client's unique needs; and I view life's challenges as opportunities to further growth and build a more meaningful life. In active collaboration with a client, my technique balances insight, exploration, and coping-skills development that helps clients affect real change in the present.

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In a safe and caring environment, I offer a flexible and personalized approach, drawing from psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and mindfulness-based modalities (and Buddhist philosophy); as well as the LiveWell Program®: a psychoeducational model that empowers people to better manage their own moods. As a social worker therapist, I also explore one's unique cultural and environmental/systemic influences as a way to gain insight and affect change. I've trained and worked with a diverse range of people of all ages and issues including depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, relationship difficulties, life transitions (such as divorce or menopause), and physician/health care provider mental health.

I hold a Masters degree from the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College, with an emphasis on trauma-informed practice.  I trained and provided individual therapy to diverse adults at University of Pennsylvania's Outpatient Psychiatry Department, as well as on the dual-diagnosis in-patient unit at Friends Hospital to people with acute mental health issues and substance use disorders. In addition to being trained at the Beck Institute in using CBT for depression and suicidality, I am also a Certified Peer Specialist and a mental health writer.  I am the Founder and Executive Director of the LiveWell Foundation.

My priority as a therapist is to create a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to be heard, accepted, and understood. I will support you in pursuing the therapeutic goals you identify, as you are the expert of both your experiences and your needs. I look forward to the opportunity to learn and grow alongside you.

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I have worked with a diverse range of people and tailor my approach to each individual. As a social worker therapist, I am especially interested in supporting clients through the process of knowing themselves within their unique familial, cultural, and systemic contexts. My therapeutic approach integrates psychodynamic, relational, and trauma-informed modalities, and I regularly draw from the LiveWell Program®: a behavioral health model that teaches clients skills for managing their own ongoing mental health self care.

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I received my Master of Social Services (MSS) degree from Bryn Mawr in 2020 where I trained in and provided Psychodynamic therapy to adults at University of Pennsylvania's Outpatient Psychiatry Department.​ I later provided therapy and family support in a first episode psychosis program for young adults and teens, where I trained in Motivational Interviewing and Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy (or CT-R). I have a background in higher education and currently serve as the LiveWell Foundation Director of Programs and Operations.

I have been providing individual, couples, and family therapy to people of all ages and backgrounds as a licensed clinical social worker for almost twenty years. In addition to currently serving as the founding therapist at Positive Change for Teens and Families, I am also thrilled to be the clinical supervisor of the LiveWell therapy team.

My approach to counseling is based on my belief in the strength people already have and draw from. With effective guidance and support, I believe in the power of both youth and families to make and sustain positive and lasting change. 

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I received a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997 and Clinical License in 2006. My career path has included working four years as a Child Advocate representing abused and neglected children and adolescents in family court to assure that all of their physical, emotional, and educational needs were met. There, I learned the importance of collaboration with schools, healthcare providers, youth service agencies, hospitals, and families in assuring the optimal coordination and care outcomes for youth. From 2001 to 2014, I worked as a Clinical Social Worker at the Adolescent Care Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where I provided psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, individual, partner, sexual health and family counseling to teens, couples and families. My role at CHOP also included supervising Master’s level clinicians working towards professional licensure.