Meet Ivy.

A little bit about what you can expect working with me as your therapist:

I strive to bring compassion, empathy, and authenticity to our sessions and create a safe, non-judgmental environment for you to be heard. I try to be as human as possible, and will often bring humor into the room. Clients I work with describe me as warm and engaged, yet assertive and challenging when it’s needed. Our work will be an active collaboration since I believe that you are the expert of your own lived experience. No power dynamics here.

While I will continuously strive to deeply understand your inner experience, I will also help bring awareness to unhelpful behavioral tendencies or thinking patterns that you may not be aware of and offer potential explanations of your challenges as well as practical skills and action-oriented approaches to help you in achieving your goals.

My background:

I am a licensed Mental Health Counselor who earned my Bachelor’s in Psychology from Northeastern University and my Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Baruch College. I have experience working in various therapeutic settings, including the Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and private practices specializing in addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, and LGBTQ issues. I have worked with adults from wide and diverse backgrounds. I have completed specialized training in Trauma and am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, allowing me to effectively assess for and treat traumatic stress.

Preferred modalities:

I use an integrative approach mainly rooted in a psychodynamic framework and frequently draw from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), interpersonal, and mindfulness-based practices. I focus on understanding your unique perspective and history to meet you where you are, tailoring a plan to you and your needs. I view mental health from an integrated, holistic lens and recognize the relationship between mind and body so I am a big believer in breathwork, meditation, and mindfulness to assist us while we do this challenging work. If you aren’t a believer, give me a chance to sway you as I was once a skeptic myself!

Clients that are likely a good fit for me:

Even though there has been tremendous diversity among my clients - and I welcome all - I have a special interest in working with adults ranging from 25-50 who struggle with anxiety, may be labeled as “Type A” or even “controlling” by friends and families, have perfectionistic tendencies, and struggle to self-regulate. I enjoy working with my clients to heal from trauma and navigate their relationship issues. I work with many adult children of BPD (borderline personality disorder) or NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) parents.