I am a clinical psychologist and licensed to practice in New York (016741) and New Jersey (35SI00449700). I am also authorized to provide telehealth by the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (10118)* granted by the PSYPACT Commission. I am credentialed by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists and I am a member of the Allied Health Professional Staff at Morristown Medical Center. I received my Level 3 certification in TEAM CBT and specialized training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and perinatal mental health. I have been named 2020 – 2022 New Jersey’s Favorite Kids’ Doc and 2020 – 2025 Top Doctor by NJTopDocs.

I am the co-owner and co-founder of the Good Life Center for Mental Health. Previously, I was the Director of the Center for Psychological Services at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. I was also Co-Director of the New Jersey Coordination Center for Child Abuse and Neglect Forensic Evaluation and Treatment. Prior to that, I served as a Supervising Psychologist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

I earned my MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University and completed my undergraduate degree summa cum laude at New York University.

Over the course of my career, I have given numerous professional presentations and workshops, published theoretical and empirical manuscripts and I co-authored a book entitled “Game-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Sexual Abuse: An Innovative Approach.” I served on the Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and was an editorial board member for the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse and reviewer for Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

I have expertise in the treatment of anxiety, mood problems, behavioral difficulties, and interpersonal problems. I enjoy working collaboratively with clients to assist them overcome the challenges and difficulties that they are facing.

*PSYPACT is an interstate compact which offers a voluntary expedited pathway for practice to qualified psychologists who wish to practice in multiple states. PSYPACT is designed to facilitate the practice of telepsychology and the temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology across state boundaries. In order to practice telepsychology in PSYPACT states, psychologists licensed in PSYPACT states only, can apply to the PSYPACT Commission for an Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Psychology. The PSYPACT Commission is the governing body of PSYPACT and is comprised of one representative from each PSYPACT state. More information regarding PSYPACT and its requirements can be found at www.psypact.org.

Approach to Therapy

I use a combination of cognitive behavioral and acceptance and commitment therapeutic techniques. In therapy, we will collaboratively develop a plan to set and address your therapeutic goals. We will use concrete strategies and techniques to develop a personalized therapeutic toolbox.