Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in New York State

Grieving is a process of learning how to live in a changed world.  When we experience a loss, we are challenged to acknowledge, accept, and integrate the loss into this confusing and sometimes scary new life.   

In the last 25 years, I have worked at 3 different hospices throughout New York State, and I work with patients and families who are facing the end of life.  My career began as a case manager with the first hospice on Long Island, where I coordinated children’s bereavement services, established specialized bereavement support groups, and provided community education.

I also spent 3 years specializing in children’s bereavement, adolescents and their parents through developmentally age appropriate groups and short term counseling. 

More recently, in my work as an Assistant Bereavement Coordinator, I created a bridge to bereavement to help families cope with the transition to a life without their loved one.  In this work, I work to build relationships within the family unit, and help them better understand their family’s dynamicsGrieving is a process of learning how to live in a changed world. When we experience a loss, we are challenged to acknowledge, accept, and integrate the loss into this confusing and sometimes scary new life.
In the last 25 years, I have worked at 3 different hospices throughout New York State, and I work with patients and families who are facing the end of life. My career began as a case manager with the first hospice on Long Island, where I coordinated children’s bereavement services, established specialized bereavement support groups, and provided community education.
I also spent 3 years specializing in children’s bereavement, adolescents and their parents through developmentally age appropriate groups and short term counseling.
More recently, in my work as an Assistant Bereavement Coordinator, I created a bridge to bereavement to help families cope with the transition to a life without their loved one. In this work, I work to build relationships within the family unit, and help them better understand their family’s dynamics.
My private practice as a grief educator and councilor focuses on working with individuals either in person or by phone, facilitating support groups, and speaking on all aspects of loss, death, dying and bereavement.
I became a Licensed Master of Social Work in 1994, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker through the Association of Social Work Boards.  

My private practice as a grief educator and councilor focuses on working with individuals either in person or by phone, facilitating support groups, and speaking on all aspects of loss, death, dying and bereavement. 

I became a Licensed Master of Social Work in 1994, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker through the Association of Social Work Boards. 

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Education:

• Antioch University Los Angeles, MA psychology
• Grief Specialist Training, Our House, Los Angeles
• Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
• EMDR Institute, Inc: Certified EMDR clinician
• University of California, Riverside, MS Mathematics

Memberships:

• Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles
• California Assoc. of Marriage and Family Therapists
• German Jewish Dialogue
• 2nd Generation(Children of Holocaust Survivors)
• LA – CAMFT
• CAMFT

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