I trained at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Hospital in White Plains, and I hold a Master of Science in nursing (1987) and a Master of Science in psychiatric nursing (1997). I was licensed as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in 2000, and received my board certification in 2002. My training in physical medicine gives me insight into mental health issues that may arise from physical circumstances.

I have also worked with the Visiting Nurse Association, where I provided psychiatric evaluations at the request of nurses treating patients for medical conditions. In 2017, I received New York Presbyterian Hospital’s Nursing Excellence Award.

My postgraduate coursework includes transference-focused psychotherapy training at the Personality Disorders Institute of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, where I studied under Otto Kernberg, MD; The Family Therapy Institute of Westchester, where I received three years of training in family and couples therapy; training in cognitive behavioral therapy at New York Presbyterian Hospital; and training in treating depression and anxiety in women during the perinatal and postpartum periods.

I am a member of The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York.