INSURANCE/PAYMENT ACCEPTED:
Aetna
Allways
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
Optum
Tufts Commercial
Tufts Health Direct
Tufts Health Together
United Healthcare
Self Pay (with sliding scale)
PRACTICE STATUS:
Practice is full. Slots that open are offered to clients who are looking for short-term (3-6 months) processing work (EMDR, IFS, KAP). Please email me if you are interested in being placed on my wait list (you will receive an automated message with a link to the wait list form).
Over the course of my career as a clinical social worker, I have increasingly focused my work on providing LGBTQI-affirming psychotherapy to individuals who have experienced trauma, in its many interpersonal and systemic forms. As a white queer nonbinary femme therapist, I continue to educate myself on the privileges and power dynamics inherent in my own social position in relation to my clients, and openly work from an anti-oppression framework.
My work with each client is integrative and dynamic. My “home base” is in contemporary feminist psychodynamic therapy (e.g. “top-down” talk therapy), but my primary focus is in providing more “bottom-up” interventions from EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy to assist individuals in reprocessing and healing from trauma. I welcome to my practice individuals who are seeking therapeutic support in integrating their personal psychedelic healing work.
I’m a firm believer that a person will not feel safe exploring difficult areas in therapy if they don’t feel comfortable with and understand the human sitting across from them. Therefore, I want you to see my personality and sense of humor as we collaborate, so that we can build a strong working relationship built on trust and mutual understanding. I am an active therapist! I don’t like sitting back and asking “how does that make you feel?” I like to offer interpretations, suggestions and questions with your input to assist us both in reaching a deeper understanding. Most of all, I am open to your feedback about whether things are working for you.
I obtained my Masters in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago, and hold a previous Masters in Anthropology and Women’s & Gender Studies from Brandeis University. Prior to entering private practice, my experience was mainly in community-based mental health, with a special focus on the health and human rights of historically marginalized communities.
My specialty areas include:
LGBTQI+ experiences, with a special focus on providing affirming counseling to trans, non-binary and gender nonconforming individuals
Trauma (interpersonal, developmental/attachment, systemic/oppression)
Psychedelic-assisted treatment: Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, preparation and integration of other personal psychedelic experiences
Individuals living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic medical conditions
Depression and anxiety
Grief and loss
Intimate partner violence
Recovery from substance use and other addictions (I utilize a Harm Reduction model of treatment)
Exploring relational dynamics and concerns (e.g. family, friendships, intimate partners, dating, divorce or separation)