You don’t have to navigate this alone.

I’ve been doing this work for over 18 years, providing therapy for trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, anger, impulsive behaviors, substance use, emotional dysregulation, complicated relationship dynamics, and major life transitions. I also have specialized experience working with individuals who struggle with self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). My clinical foundations are in behavioral therapy, which means I focus on practical skills, concrete goals, accountability, and meaningful, real-world change.

I love this work deeply. So much so that I also teach and train other mental health and medical professionals on how to provide effective, evidence-based therapy. At Columbia University Medical Center, I was the Team Leader for DBT Services within the Columbia Day Program, where I created and built adherent DBT group treatment programming and trained various mental health professionals on DBT. I am also a certified global DBT trainer for Behavioral Tech, the leading training/consulting organization created by the founder of DBT, Marsha Linehan.

I’m incredibly passionate about ensuring DBT is practiced in a culturally-sensitive and inclusive manner so that everyone can benefit, no matter their background. To support this, I created the first gold-standard foundational training specifically designed to teach professionals how to provide DBT services to diverse communities (e.g. people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, or anyone with unique identity factors) and adapt interventions to address each individual’s cultural and identity needs in therapy. To date, 2500+ psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and mental health providers have been trained within this model to deliver culturally-responsive treatment.

I am also a founding member and helped build the Anti-Racism Committee of ISITDBT, an organization dedicated to increasing knowledge in the field and hosting the global conference for DBT practitioners.

As a committed advocate for better mental health services, I am involved in initiatives focused on reducing stigma and increasing access to treatment for underserved communities at both the state and national level. As a researcher and mental health specialist, I’ve had the opportunity to share my work and insight to support various institutions, including Yale, Harvard, UCLA, Google, NBC, Pinterest, as well as school boards, psychological associations, and policy makers both across the country and internationally.