In 2001, I completed a BA in Psychology from Stern College for Women with a minor in Sociology.  I studied gifted education extensively and after graduating went on to work at SAR academy of Riverdale and ASHAR Academy of Rockland County to help develop a gifted program for children in these schools.

I later did graduate level courses in the College of New Rochelle, studying Art therapy.  During this time I was running a dorm with my husband for teens at risk and offering support and guidance. From 2005-2008 My husband and I went on to build a Jewish therapeutic program for teens at risk in Tiberias, Israel, and I  offered art therapy classes and services.  We also helped them reconnect to themselves through spirituality, taught fundamental classes on Judaism, and encouraged them to first develop a healthy relationship with themselves.  After this important foundation was laid, we taught them how to connect personally to God in their spiritual practice, in a way that would bring them more purpose and personal satisfaction. Often these adolescents were brought up or went to schools where God and religion were perceived as strict, harsh, and oppressive.  It became our primary focus to help reconnect them to their relationship with God in a way that brought them meaning and joy.  I later used our spiritual principles to develop multiple children's books which teach spiritual concepts that encourage children to become more internally oriented and spiritually connected.

In 2014, I studied voice dialogue facilitation under the guidance of Dr. Dassie Hoffman.  Voice Dialogue is a unique therapeutic technique inspired by Carl Jung's psychological approach to archetypes. It was developed by Hal and Sidra Stone, and helps the individual map out different aspects, or "voices," within themselves.  This creative and playful modality has an experiential component, and leads to greater self awareness and understanding about what drives each person and what conflicts lie beneath the surface.  After completing my training, I worked with Dr. Hoffman as my supervisor, to oversee my clients, and began to incorporate this wonderful technique into my practice. 

Somatic therapy has recently exploded on the psychological and therapeutic landscape.  While traditional therapeutic approaches often emphasize talk therapy at its core, somatic therapy focuses on the body and pays more attention to the physiological response to trauma.  I studied under Dr. Stephen Terrell, who developed a unique technique called TEB, in his extensive work with adopted children. This approach uses somatic touch while creating a safe space to cue the body to move towards calm and a greater state of regulation.  When the body is disregulated, a person finds themselves in a state of fight and flight, and may have difficulty finding a way back to de-stressed state, and somatic therapy helps promote greater body awareness and habituates the body towards regaining a sense of equilibrium and calm.  I completed his modular training and received certification in 2022.  I also worked with Dr. Stephen Terrell to create a children's book, now available on Amazon, that helps explain the TEB approach in a simple and child friendly way, and which has become a great tool and resource for the TEB and Somatic Therapy Community.