Education
New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
• Certificate Awarded May 2015
Fordham University, New York, NY
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology (August 2006)
• Awards: Distinguished Teaching Fellow, Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi (Graduate Honor Societies)
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Ripton, VT
• Fellowship Contributor in Fiction (August 1999)
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
• Bachelor of Arts Degree, Summa Cum Laude, with Highest Honors in American Literature (May 1999)
• Double major in psychology and American literature
• Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Stolley-Ryan Prize for Excellence in American Literature, College Scholar
The Fieldston School, Riverdale, NY
• Graduated June 1995
Clinical Training
Private Practitioner (NYS License #016855)
• Credentialed by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital/ New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Neuroscience
Research Scientist
• Worked on clinical research projects investigating depression, alcoholism, self-injury, and suicide
• Postdoctoral training in motivational interviewing and Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), and Relapse Prevention Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (RPT) for substance abuse and dependence.
Maimonides Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Intern
• APA approved Internship in Clinical Psychology
Lenox Hill Hospital
• Center for Attention and Learning Disorders
New York University
• University Counseling Services
Fordham University
• Counseling and Psychological Services
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community Counseling Center
• Additional clinical work at Mamaroneck Elementary School, Hommocks Middle School, Mamaroneck Highschool
