My philosophy
My goal is to help you to learn how to understand your child’s unique individual and developmental differences while building connection and making meaning of behaviors and family dynamics. Understanding that behaviors are often protective adaptations to a child’s internal experience will help us to identify underlying emotional triggers and foster resilience.
Our emotions are what stir us into action! We are guided by our emotions as they give us information about what is important to us and help us act. Learning to process and express our feelings is crucial to how we navigate the world and build positive relationships.
About me
For over 15 years, I have had the enormous privelage of working in the field of early childhood. I received my undergraduate degree in psychology from The George Washington University and received my master’s in clinical social work from Columbia University School of Social Work in 2009. My work in neurodivergent preschools and school age programs have provided me experience in individual and group counseling services, classroom and family support, parent advocacy and early childhood mental health consultation to teachers and program directors.
My expertise in the field comes not only from my education, years of experience personally and professionally, but in my extensive training as a DIR/Floortime® clinician. This comprehensive model continues to guide my practice. All this experience has given me the opportunity to work alongside a variety of developmental specialists, including speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, teachers, and medical professionals to have a more holistic understanding of this very complicated work.