About

I am a graduate of Columbia University with over twenty years of experience in the field of mental health and psychotherapy. I have post-graduate training in psychoanalysis from The Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies (CMPS) in New York, NY and The Academy for Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) in Livingston, NJ. I am currently a psychoanalytic certificate candidate at The National Training Program in Contemporary Psychoanalysis at National Institute for the Psychotherapies in New York, NY.

 

 My Practice

I offer psychoanalytic therapy for individuals and groups as well as psychoanalytically oriented supervision for clinicians. Licensed in New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina, I offer in-person therapy at my office in Asheville or via a secure tele-health platform.

Christopher Bollas says, “mental life is a hazardous enterprise.” We are all susceptible to these hazards, whether in the form of depression or anxiety, the reliving of traumatic experiences, or simply feeling stuck and depleted in the areas of work, love, or creativity. In my practice, I work with people struggling with feelings of emptiness and futility in their lives, those contending with heartbreak and grief, and those trying to understand and reckon with their own needs and desires.

Additionally, I am committed to working with people who suffer with persistent and deep-rooted mental health disorders. I have extensive training in the psychoanalytic treatment of borderline and narcissistic personality disorder as well as psychosis. These disorders are complex and impact all areas of a person’s life. As such, they require long term treatment.

I see the patient as a co-worker in the psychotherapeutic process; the work is driven by your needs and goals and, as such, lends itself to flexibility over formality. I invite you to bring whatever feelings you have- no matter how frightening or terrible they might seem. I will listen with a sensitive ear and help you put your feelings into words.

 

Addiction and Recovery

I have a special affinity for working with people in recovery from addiction. While often a time of great chaos and pain, early recovery can also be the setting for growth, an opportunity to not only reshape damaging repetitions but to bring non-judgemental curiosity to the underlying causes of destructive behavior. Working within a psychoanalytic framework, I favor a dialectical approach with emphasis on harm reduction. I also appreciate the need for group and community support during early recovery which, for many, may take the form of Twelve Step programs. In my experience, psychoanalytic therapy can work in a complementary fashion with the Twelve Steps.

Supervision

I offer clinical supervision for clinicians interested in exploring psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic therapy. I provide a supportive and non-judgmental setting to learn and explore.