As a licensed psychotherapist, college educator, and academic philosopher, I draw on a varied background of life experiences, clinical training, and education.  

 

I completed my clinical practicum for licensure (LCSW) through the Department of Outpatient Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital. As the former research home of Judith Herman and the current home for the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Cambridge Health Alliance carries a legacy for trauma-informed and body-oriented psychotherapy, all of which has helped cultivate an integrative approach to psychodynamic therapy.

 

I also hold a PhD in philosophy from Boston University, where I teach courses and publish research in philosophy and interdisciplinary humanities. My research focuses on the role of emotion and embodied experience in personal agency and interpersonal relating, including issues of self-awareness, emotional intentionality, and intersubjective mental states like empathy, compassion, and love. 

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My experience as college educator of philosophy shapes my approach to psychotherapy. I hold an affirming space for clients as they navigate challenging questions related to life meaning, personal identity, and social connectedness, and I help clients find agency through taking new perspectives on themselves, others, and the world.​

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