Before becoming a therapist, I was a television journalist. Something unusual kept happening…people would be really honest and confess things to me, sometimes forgetting the camera was even there.

Eventually I realized people open up easily around me. And helping them make sense of their stories mattered more to me than reporting them.

I trained in Gestalt therapy with the late unforgettable Michael O’Brien, in whose presence people’s armor just melted. He taught me how to quickly distinguish which kind of love is healing for which patient, and to trust both intuition and emotional insight in my work.

Today I also teach psychoanalysis and transference at a postgraduate institute. Transference is the science of why we sometimes hurt the people we love most, because old relationships quietly shape how we react to the present.

I am often joined in sessions by my cat, Charlie.

Outside of therapy, I love solving puzzles. I read neuroscience and quantum physics papers for fun, and enjoy dancing. 

I grew up in Eastern Europe and witnessed the fall of the Wall, which taught me early that big changes are possible, even when systems seem stuck, and that humans can grow and evolve through the most shocking change.

Availability: I work with clients via Telehealth across New York because I’ve found that clients are on their “best behavior” in my office. My therapy works better because you’re learning in your environment.