I am a native New Yorker who has been practicing in Manhattan and Brooklyn for the past 20 years. I received my Masters in Social Work from New York University in 2006. I studied Relational Psychotherapy at the Mitchell Center for Relational Studies in 2012. Growing up, I attended Laguardia High School for Music and Art and the Performing Arts with a focus on visual arts. Prior to formally studying therapy, I volunteered many years at Gay Men's Health Crisis assisting people with concerns about their health and safety and to accept changes and losses.