My Approach to Therapy

No two people arrive with the same history, and I do not believe in a single method suited to everyone. I am an integrative, or eclectic, therapist, which is to say that I draw on several established approaches and tailor their combination to the person before me. I practice in South Orange, serving Maplewood, Montclair, and the greater Essex County area.

What an eclectic approach means

An eclectic approach is not improvisation. It reflects training in more than one tradition and a deliberate choice, in each case, of what will most help you:

• Psychodynamic psychotherapy, to understand the patterns and history beneath a concern

• Psychoanalysis, for deeper and longer-term insight and change

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), for practical tools when a specific thought or behavior is at issue

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), for couples working to reconnect

What remains constant

Whatever the approach, the therapeutic relationship does much of the work. Clients consistently describe my style as warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. We speak plainly, and I adjust as we come to understand together what is most helpful.

Finding the right fit

If a therapist who meets you where you are seems right to you, I invite you to request an appointment or to call (646) 265-3634.