I am a board-certified adult psychiatrist and completed residency in 2015 from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC.  In addition to a strong foundation in psychopharmacology, my training program offered weekly supervision in cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy.  Following residency, I worked at the VA hospital and then with a non-profit organization in NYC.  During the summer of 2018, I began developing my private practice which opened in November 2018. 

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In 2021, I completed training with the International Society of Schema Therapy and am working towards certification.  Schema therapy is an integrative and evidence-based treatment that includes elements of cognitive-behavioral, emotion-focused, attachment and psychodynamic models.  The word Schema comes from the Latin word Schemata which means theme or script and certain schemas develops when specific core childhood emotional needs are not met.  These core childhood emotional needs include safety, stability, love/nurturing & attention, empathy and validation of feelings and needs, autonomy, realistic limits, acceptance & praise, and playfulness.  Together, we will identify the scripts that developed as a result of your unmet childhood needs, understand which scripts are currently interfering with your life, and help you heal those emotional wounds.  For example, if your caregiver was abusive/neglecting, you may have internalized a defectiveness schema (among others) and believe that you are inherently flawed, "defective", and "not good enough."  One way to avoid the emotional pain of this defectiveness script might be to overcompensate in your professional life by needing to be "number one" and "perfect."   

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Additionally, I completed level 1 training in Internal Family Systems.  I have had training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; 1 year of Somatic Experiencing Therapy; Exposure and Response Prevention (EXRP) for the treatment of OCD at UPenn; neuroscience-based interventions for anxiety and depression; and have completed an intensive trauma certification course. 

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I hope that this has provided you with some information regarding my training and future plans.  I am happy to answer any other questions you may have so that you can choose the right treatment setting for you.