about me

 I am a New York clinical psychologist specializing in attraction and relational patterns. I work with adults navigating dating uncertainty and relationship decision making.

Many thoughtful adults experience attraction as confusing or inconsistent — strong chemistry without stability, compatibility without spark, or recurring patterns that feel difficult to shift. Rather than treating these experiences as isolated problems, I help clients understand the psychological systems influencing desire, connection, and relationship choices.

My work centers on a psychological framework for understanding how attraction, attachment and relational patterns develop so that feelings are less mysterious and decisions are more grounded.

TREATMENT APPROACH

I work virtually via secure video with clients located throughout New York State.

My approach integrates:

• Psychodynamic understanding of desire and relational patterns

• Attachment theory

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level II) for trauma and nervous system regulation

• Structured psychoeducation

• Compassion-focused work with compulsive behaviors

• An Internal Family Systems–informed understanding of parts of the self

If early relationships were unstable, stressful, or emotionally complicated, they can influence how attraction, trust, and vulnerability feel in adulthood. In those cases, therapy includes both insight-oriented and body-based work to support regulation and steadier relational functioning.

For clients navigating compulsive sexual patterns or pornography-related concerns, we work to understand the regulatory function these behaviors serve while developing greater flexibility and integration in relational life. The focus remains on understanding and stability rather than labeling.

Training & Background

 My clinical training includes advanced study in psychodynamic psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level II). I also have specialized training in working with compulsive sexual behaviors and attraction-related distress.

 My work is structured, collaborative, and grounded in developmental and relational psychology.

Writing & Speaking

I have written and lectured on attraction, fantasy, compulsivity and relational patterns in professional and educational settings, including in doctoral psychology programs, international professional conferences and the APA journal “Psychoanalytic Psychology”.