Certification

New York State License to practice as a psychologist, September 2008, No. 017818

Areas of Specialty

  • Individual And Group Psychotherapy With Adults And Adolescents
  • Crisis Management
  • Harm Reduction
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  • CBT And DBT Background
  • Supervisory Experience
  • Administrative Experience

Work History

Clinical Psychologist – Private Practice, New York, NY | 2005-Present

  • Provide eclectic psychotherapy for patients with chemical dependency issues, eating disorders, affective disorders, and personality disorders

Behavioral Consultant  - La Palestra, New York, NY | 2008-Present

  • Member of a multidisciplinary team consisting of mental health, medical, physical therapy, exercise, and nutritional health providers
  • Conduct behavioral evaluations and make appropriate mental health referrals
  • Provide eclectic psychotherapy for members in the weight management and
  • diabetes program
  • Provide individual psychotherapy to members with eating disorders and co-morbid affective and personality issues
  • Educate staff on the bi-directional relationship of the mind-body connection
  • Conduct in-service presentations on behavioral contributions to wellness goals

Psychologist – Health and Hospitals Corporation, Brooklyn, NY | 2006-Present

  • Provide individual and group psychotherapy to dually-diagnosed adults and adolescents
  • Conduct intake assessments and provide crisis management interventions
  • Coordinate services with Buprenorphine Program at Woodhull Hospital
  • Provide supervision to chemical dependency staff and psychology interns
  • Develop treatment protocols for group therapy of dually-diagnosed patients
  • Assist in the development of quality control protocols and ensure compliance with OASAS regulations

Adjunct Professor – Pace University, New York, NY |  2004-2008

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Psychological Testing

Program Director – Youth Dares, Brooklyn, NY  | 2004-2006

  • Managed $500K budget for SAMHSA-funded adolescent research and clinical intervention program
  • Developed program marketing campaign
  • Implemented IT systems for tracking patient care and clinical program budget
  • Trained staff in data collection and supervised implementation of treatment protocols
  • Hired, trained, and supervised staff consisting of two social workers, two addiction counselors and one administrative assistant
  • Participated in ongoing, federally funded performance improvement initiatives
  • Coordinated services with chemical dependency programs and offsite educational facilities
  • Developed relationships with referral agencies (treatment courts, ACS, community boards, etc.)

Psychology Fellow – Roosevelt Hospital Out-patient Clinic, New York, NY | 2003-2004

  • Conducted individual and group psychotherapy utilizing psychodynamic, CBT and DBT interventions
  • Co-led process, social anxiety, and DBT skills groups
  • Participated in multidisciplinary meetings consisting of mental health, medical, nursing and nutritional providers
  • Administered psychological testing. Collected and analyzed testing data, wrote testing reports and provided feedback and treatment recommendations to patients, families and referring providers

Education

PhD in Clinical Psychology  |  2007
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

MA in Psychology  | 2000
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

BA in Psychology | 1998
Hunter College, New York, NY

Awards and Honors

Leopold Schepp Foundation Scholarship, New York, NY   | 1999-2002

Glass Institute Scholarship, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY  | 1999-2001

Dean’s List, Hunter College, New York, NY  | 1996-1998

Presentations

Psychotherapeutic Contributions to the Management of Diabetes, La Palestra,
New York, NY 2010

Treatment Alliance, Creative Impasses and Transitional Issues in the Treatment of Artists, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2010

Harm Reduction and the Biopsychosocial Model in the Treatment of Chemical Dependency Issues, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2009

Implementation of the Mental Status Examination in Chemical Dependency Assessment, Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Brooklyn, NY 2008

Harm Reduction Interventions in the Treatment of Dually-Diagnosed Individuals, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2008

Motivational Interviewing and Co-Occurring Disorders, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2007

Substance Use and the Creative Process, New School for Social Research, New York, NY, 2006

Motivational Interviewing in Time Limited Treatment of Adolescents, Brooklyn Treatment Court, Brooklyn, NY 2005

Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in the Treatment of Chemically Abusing Adolescents, Brooklyn DA Office, Social Work Division, Brooklyn, NY 2005

Time Limited Treatment of Chemically Abusing Adolescents, CASES, Alternative to Incarceration Program, New York, NY 2004

Aggression, Creativity, and Adolescence, Division 39 Conference, New York, NY 2002

Hip Hop Music Group Treatment for Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disordered Adolescents, Society for Psychotherapy Research, Santa Barbara, CA 2001

Affiliations

American Psychological Association, Member |  2007-Present

New York State Psychological Association,
Division on Addictions, Executive Committee  |  2005-2007