Specializing In Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapy
Relief from depression anxiety, and painful relationship patterns
Parenting issues through trying times - separation, divorce,
troubled teens, grief, combined families
Working with teens on issues of substance abuse, social concerns,
family conflict and more...

Thank you for visiting my website. I hope it will be helpful to you in getting to know who I am, the books and articles I have written, and the modalities in which I work as a psychotherapist. But most of all I hope you will gain a sense of support and a growing fund of knowledge from the writings I will continually add to this site, on topics related to Children and Divorce, Troubled Adolescents, Single Parenting, Relationships, Eating Disordered Behaviors, Online Dating and more. I am also including a page just for teens addressing their particular concerns.

AS A PSYCHOTHERAPIST:

I received my MA in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University and my MSW from Fordham University. I have worked with young people and adults struggling with substance abuse and trauma, connected with physical, emotional and sexual abuse. I have also spent many years at out-patient mental health clinics addressing the needs of clients with a broad range of other emotional issues.

My approach includes psychodynamic (connecting the painful past with current problems) cognitive (helping clients reframe their negative beliefs about themselves and situations) and a solution focused therapy, at all times building on the unique strengths of each client. I am also a practitioner of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) a technique designed to alleviate distress by safely accessing and reprocessing critical memories.

I am currently in private practice in Rhinebeck, New York.

AS A WRITER:

For the last 20 years I have been a writer, early on authoring fiction and non fiction books for young teens. Since then I have written many books and magazine articles (see link) on topics ranging from children's fears during divorce, teens who diet dangerously, and the trials of single parenting to how not to raise an entitled child, online dating and advice for kids on how to handle tough school situations.

I have also edited more than 50 books in the areas of self-help, pop-psychology and child development, all produced by my packaging company, Skylight Press.

My articles have appeared in WORKING MOTHER, REDBOOK, PARENTS, PARENTING, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING as well as a variety of local magazines in the Westchester, NY area.