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I conduct psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, training analysis, clinical supervision and have a general psychotherapy practice with adults of all ages. I treat people struggling with depression, anxiety, relational difficulties, and those facing major life transitions (contemplating marriage, parenthood, divorce). I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Georgia and a registered telehealth provider in Florida (Floridahealth.gov).

Clinical Psychologist, Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst:

  • Training and Supervising Analyst, Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute
  • Adjunct faculty member of the Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
  • American Board of Psychoanalysis (ABPsa) Committee Member
  • Fellow of the American Board of Psychoanalysis (FABP)
  • Psychoanalyst, graduated from the Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute
  • Chair, Training Analyst Committee, Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute
  • Mid Phase Colloquium Committee Chair, Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute
  • Past Program Chair for the annual Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy conference in San Francisco, CA
 

Previous Academic Appointments:

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, Department of Psychology
  • Clinical Instructor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry
 

Selected Presentations:

  • Movie Mania: The Role of Self Disclosure in Psychotherapy in the HBO Series "In Treatment"; Emory University, sponsored by the Emory Psychoanalytic Institute
  • Relational Psychotherapy: What Therapists can Learn from Contemporary Psychodynamic Approaches; Georgia State Psychological Association workshop co-presented with Dr. Ephi Betan
  • HBO's "In Treatment": An Integrative Approach to Self Disclosure; presentation for the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI); Seattle, WA
  • Case conferences at the American Psychoanalytic Association annual meeting in New York and Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute, Department of Psychiatry
  • The Relationship Between Individual Distress and Couples’ Intimacy and Conflict: An Innovative Model; presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) in New York
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