Welcome
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in full-time private practice, providing psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to adults in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. I see patients in both Washington, DC and The Plains, Virginia.
My work is grounded in a developmental–psychodynamic and psychoanalytic framework, with additional training in integrative approaches to mental health and well-being. At its core, this means I am interested in helping people understand how their emotional patterns developed, why certain struggles persist, and how greater self-awareness can support meaningful growth and change.
Many individuals come to my practice after other treatments have not been effective—or after gaining insight without feeling real relief. I work collaboratively and flexibly, tailoring the therapeutic process to the person rather than relying on a single, prescriptive model. I do not believe therapy is one-size-fits-all; instead, the work evolves in response to your needs, goals, and readiness for change.
I work primarily with adults and adolescents across the lifespan, from young adulthood through later life, and my patients come from a wide range of cultural, professional, and personal backgrounds. Some arrive with clearly defined concerns; others come with a more general sense of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or dissatisfied despite prior efforts to address these issues.
I have experience working with anxiety, relationship difficulties, work–life balance, life transitions, self-esteem, sexuality, and chronic stress. Many individuals come to my practice after engaging in more structured or skills-based therapies and find they are ready for a deeper understanding of the emotional and relational patterns underlying their difficulties. My work is collaborative and flexible, and the therapeutic process is shaped by the person rather than a prescriptive model.
In addition to my psychoanalytic training, I have a longstanding interest in the mind–body connection and the ways emotional experience is held and expressed physically. When appropriate, this perspective can be thoughtfully integrated into the therapeutic process. I am also open to collaborative care and consultation with other professionals when it best serves the patient.
About Me
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
I have been in full-time private practice since 2005, working with individuals across the lifespan. Over the course of my career, my work has increasingly focused on adults and adolescents seeking a thoughtful, depth-oriented, and individualized approach to psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.
In addition to my clinical practice, I have been actively involved in the training and supervision of other mental health professionals. In 2012, I was invited to teach courses on psychoanalytic technique and psychoanalytic evaluation at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. In 2015, I was asked to serve as Co-Chair of the Psychoanalytic Fellowship, a role in which I teach and mentor licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and other clinicians pursuing advanced psychoanalytic training. Teaching and supervision have been deeply meaningful aspects of my professional life, and they continue to inform and enrich my clinical work.
I regularly provide clinical supervision to less experienced colleagues and to graduate students in clinical psychology, supporting their development as reflective, ethical, and psychologically minded practitioners.
I earned my doctorate in clinical psychology in 2004 and completed my psychoanalytic training in 2010. Alongside my analytic training, I have pursued ongoing education in integrative approaches to the mind–body connection, developing this perspective over many years in parallel with my psychoanalytic work. When appropriate, this understanding is thoughtfully incorporated into psychotherapy, and I am open to collaborative care with other health professionals, including physicians and nutritionists, when it best serves the patient.
If you would like to learn more about my approach or explore whether working together might be a good fit, I welcome your call.
(202) 270-2370