with your one wild and precious life?
― Mary Oliver, The Summer Day
Poet Mary Oliver’s pointed question is timeless, but the life she refers to—your life—is finite. She reminds us that we must seize this one precious opportunity—our life’s journey—purposefully, mindfully, and courageously. My task is to help you overcome the obstacles, internal and external, standing in your way.
As a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey, I bring decades of experience and extensive knowledge to my work with each of my patients. My clinical interests are wide (see Individual Therapy), including work with corporate leaders, professionals, and individuals in later life. I also have a great deal of experience helping heart patients address psychological issues (both inpatient and after discharge).
I earned my PhD in Clinical Psychology at Columbia University, and was awarded the prestigious USPHS Fellowship throughout my pre- and post-doctoral training.
Building on my initial training as a psychoanalyst, I attained further certifications in Cognitive Therapy, Focusing Therapy, EMDR, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. In my practice, I bring a variety of psychotherapy methods together for best effect, and have published more than 60 articles and books on this integrative approach and other topics. My early work recognized the centrally important role of the therapy relationship itself, anticipating current understandings of psychotherapy.
I served as a Full Clinical Professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where I was a part-time faculty member for over 30 years. There, I taught psychotherapy and conducted psychosomatics research. I also have lectured at many other leading universities and training institutes.
As a co-founder of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP), a leading psychotherapy training institute in New York City, I launched the Institute’s Psychotherapy Integration Training program. I am also on NIP’s teaching and supervisory faculties, and teach at The Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies and the Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of New Jersey.