Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Ingergrated Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Certified, Certified Master Life Coach

LICENSES: NYS LMSW #103709; NYS LPMFT #P03413; NYS CASAC-T #34985

Professional Certifications:

• EMDR
• Certified Anger Mgmt. Specialist (CAMS I & II)
• MBSR (in the process of attaining this certification)
• Kriya Meditative Yoga – Initiation Level
• Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) (August 2019)
• AASECT Certified Sexual Therapist (in the process of attaining this certification)
• Certified in the Nurtured Heart Approach (August 2018)
• Trauma Resilience Model (TRM) Level 1 & 2
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI): 3289708
• Certified Reiki Master Practitioner and Teacher (June 2018)

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. 

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Level II AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) therapist. AEDP is ideal for healing trauma, grief and loss, whether it be fresh or historical.

LGBTQI affirming.