It’s Nice to See You Here…
And here is a little bit about myself. I’m a trauma therapist exploring the intricacies and complexities of psychosomatic interplay. I’m seeing adults for psychotherapy sessions within a private practice setting in the heart of Union Square, NYC. I can also speak Russian and Ukrainian. The intention and focus of my work reside in witnessing and connecting with the human beyond symptoms, embodying cognitions, and developing a relationship with oneself liberated from anger and shame. My training at Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute Program gave me specialized experience working with attachment ruptures, developmental and systemic trauma. I help create space for acknowledging and working through the systematic impacts of oppression, which manifest in but are not limited to, anxiety, depression, loss of meaning and self-trust, identity confusion, fear of life and connection with others, chronic pain, dissociation, numbness, and turning against oneself. For self-care, I engage in yoga, Five Rhythms, pottery, and interior design.
My training experiences include
- Kint Institute The Certificate Program in the Arts and Trauma Treatment (2022 – 2023)
- Somatic Experiencing 3-year Training (2019 – 2022)
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center (PPSC) post-graduate institute providing psychodynamic psychotherapy (2018 – 2019)
- Hunter College Master of Social Work with an emphasis on the psychodynamics of reproductive health, including traumatic responses and medical stigma experienced by lesbian couples utilizing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatments (2017 – 2019)
- Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT) served clients with psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses and co-facilitated groups on emotional regulation (2017 – 2018)
- Elmhurst Hospital supported children and adolescents of the inpatient psychiatric unit impacted by interpersonal, familial, racial and attachment trauma (2016 – 2017)
- Interactive Discovery co-managed a private practice (2015 – 2017)
- Yoga Alliance 200hr Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training (2015)
- Baruch College B.A. in Psychology. Researched standardized tests to help bridge the racial gap in performance (2013 – 2016)