ABOUT ME

I am a licensed psychologist and psychoanalyst.  My work with patients is based on the principals of psychoanalysis, whether I am working with someone in psychodynamic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis.

I completed my doctoral work in Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992.  In my early career I worked in inpatient and residential settings with adolescents and adults, with a wide range of needs and difficulties. This was an important foundation for understanding the depth and breadth of psychological functioning.  Following my PhD I completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Chestnut Lodge Hospital, post graduate clinical training in psychoanalysis at the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, and began a private practice.  Since 1998 I have worked in independent private practice in Northwest Washington DC. I am an active member of the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis where I serve in multiple roles supporting the education and training of clinicians.