I see a small group of private clients for individual, couple and/or family work.

I am currently a faculty member at the Chan School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry with a joint appointment at the Shriver Center.  I attended Mount Holyoke College (BA, Psychology and English with a focus on Issues of Marginality), University of Pennsylvania (MSW), and Brandeis University (PhD).  In addition, I am certified in several specific evidence based practices, including dialectical behavior therapy and various cognitive approaches.

I began my career as a clinical social worker serving young people and their families in acute care settings, eventually directing a community based acute treatment program and assuming the position of Director of Quality Assurance and Residential Care at a large behavioral health provider in the Boston area. Since that time I have been a clinical and organizational consultant to a variety of child and adult behavioral health providers.  I have continued to maintain a small consultative practice for individuals, families, and organizations.

My research explores the experiences of young people and their families as they intersect with the formal helping systems, including specifically those systems that provide behavioral health services, IVF, sperm and egg donorship, and support long term care needs, with the goal of improving those systems and their outcomes for individuals receiving care.

I have taught clinical practice with both children and adults and mentored students in clinical social work, psychiatry, and nursing, as well as developed an online training system for assessment and treatment planning skills that received accolades from both participants and state partners.

I am deeply committed to the welfare of individuals in the content of their families, believing that it is the job of clinical providers and health care systems to keep the needs of those they serve at the center.