About Me

For as long as I can remember, I've been drawn to making sense of things—the chaotic, complex, interwoven, knotted things that most people retreat from or ignore. As a filmmaker, I worked to form non-linear narratives drawing from familiar and curious visual elements. Later, I studied and taught fine arts photography and the same pattern emerged in my work, as I mined historical, cultural and childhood experience to explore gender and social relating. All along I was experimenting with different ways to put things together into a meaningful whole that spoke to the complexity of lived experience.

My life changed when I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in my thirties. Suddenly, I was confronted by my body’s physical limitations and my true strengths. Getting a Master’s degree in social work at Bryn Mawr College and doing advanced clinical training at the Gestalt Training Institute of Philadelphia were, together, the perfect bridge for me both personally and professionally. And as I established my private practice, a friend pointed out that I had always been a therapist...just doing other things.

Fast forward a few decades and I couldn't be more grateful that I’ve chosen to do this work. Each day, I get to do the thing I love most: helping people make sense of their pain, of their joy, of their relationships, of their lives.