About Me

My Approach

My training is grounded in psychodynamic theories. I also consider the inter-relatedness of mind and body. I have trained in Somatic Experiencing and other trauma-informed techniques that are part of the burgeoning field of the psychology of the body.  In brief, it seems that our body can tell us things that our minds may not “know” yet.  Psychotherapy, along with techniques that deepen mindfulness or that tap into our brain’s amazing capacity to heal, such as guided imagery, can literally rewire the brain.  This is the neurological basis for profound shifts in the way we experience ourselves and others, for transformation, and for hope.   I have a special interest in group therapy and am a Certified Group Therapist (CGP). I also serve on the Boards of the Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society and the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis + Psychotherapy.

Before becoming a therapist, I taught linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin, where I also received my PhD. I was a NIH postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington in the Speech and Hearing Sciences Department. I believe my earlier interest in language/linguistics has helped me help people use language to verbalize, process and make sense of their thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and experiences.