Psychotherapy & Consultation

Areas of Expertise

  • Diversity & culture, including race, ethnicity, nationality, issues otherwise related to gender, sexual orientation, religion, and ability

  • Persons living with HIV/AIDS and those who are directly impacted by HIV/AIDS (e.g., parents, siblings, children, loved ones)

  • Persons with physical rehabilitation needs (e.g., CVA/stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury)

  • International work (long or short-term), including volunteerism

  • New graduates working with specialized visas

  • Acculturation and immigration

  • School-based therapy and counseling

  • Non-profits (working within the non-profit sector, administration, and leadership)

  • Therapy for academics (faculty and staff), for graduate students, and for therapists

  • Therapy for individuals identifying as BIPOC, persons of color, and multi-ethnic, cultural, and racial individuals

  • Sex-positive therapy

Supervision and Consultation

Individual and group supervision for art therapy, counseling and psychotherapy. Objectives are established at the start of supervision or consultation and are reviewed on a regular. Goals may include:

  • Artmaking for art therapists and psychotherapists to better understand how the artistic process impacts the therapeutic work with their clients

  • Addressing issues of practice & ethics

  • Observing sessions and/or reviewing recordings of sessions

  • Enhancing areas of competence and strength

  • Identifying areas in need of improvement

  • Overall furthering of professional development

Advanced Training and Credentials

  • Board Certified, Registered Art Therapist (Art Therapy Credentials Board, #01-076)

  • Art Therapy Certified Supervisor (Art Therapy Credentials Board)

  • Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (New York State Education Department, #000355-1)

  • Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapist (Maryland Department of Health, #ATC325), approved to supervise Graduate Professional Art Therapists (LGPAT)

  • Clinical Fellow (advanced psychotherapy training), Student Counseling Services, Wellness Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY.Master of Arts in Art Therapy (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

  • Middle Management Program Certificate (The Institute for Not-for-Profit Management at Columbia Business School)