he/him/his

Licensed in: New York

Education and Training:

• Masters in Mental Health Counseling – Alliance Graduate School of Counseling
• Bachelors in Psychology – Macaulay Honors College, Hunter College (CUNY)
• PESI Training in Treating Clients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder via Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exposure and Ritual Prevention
• Feeling Good Institute Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
• Feeling Good Institute Training in Interoceptive Exposure and Safety Behaviors
• Research Assistant in the Regina Miranda Experimental Psychopathology Lab on Induced Optimism Research Project: Induced optimism as mental rehearsal to decrease depressive predictive certainty (R Miranda et al., 2017)
• Former PROS and Outpatient Mental Health Counselor in LES

Specialties:

I specialize in working with adults navigating Panic Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). My clients have presentations that impact their personal and spiritual lives; I am well-experienced in working with compulsions related to existential doubts, moral scrupulosity, religiosity, sexuality, and perfectionism. I work with clients who are unsure of their diagnosis as well as those who have been familiar with their diagnosis for years.

Clinical Style and Theoretical Orientation:

I take a structured yet flexible approach, utilizing evidence-based, realistic treatment strategies, integrating Systematic Desensitization, Exposure and Response Prevention, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Schema-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I prioritize building emotional and symptomatic tolerance as well as tapping into clients’ innate resilience. Sessions are collaborative, conversational, educational, and insightful. I hold plenty of space to explore thoughts and feelings at your pace. I am also mindful of the cultural stigmas that affect perceptions of Panic Disorder and OCD and work with clients to navigate them. My goal is to equip clients with skills and knowledge that sustain long-term progress so they may live fuller and more fulfilling lives. Through our work together, I am confident the healing transformation you are looking for will be achieved.

Lived Identity:

• Christian who actively participates in local church
• Personal experience with perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety

Personal Interests:

• Video Games
• Anime
• YouTube
• Daily Meditations in Prayer and Scripture