Therapy for teens and young adults
For young people with real ability and real struggles
I work with adolescent boys and young adults who are dealing with anxiety, difficult emotions, family conflict, or demands that have started to feel unmanageable. Some are navigating their parents' divorce or painful experiences that affect their confidence and relationships. Their strengths and their own goals matter throughout. I see young people from age 10.
For parents
When you see his abilities and worry about how he is doing
You may see your son's intelligence, humor or talent while worrying about how he feels, how he handles pressure, or whether he can follow through. You might be watching him shut down, avoid schoolwork, pull away from friends, or clash with you more than before.
We work to understand what is happening, reduce his distress, and build the ways of handling emotions, relationships and responsibility that he will need as he becomes more independent. The goal is a fuller use of his abilities alongside more confidence and more satisfaction in everyday life.
- Anxiety, irritability and low mood
- Shutting down, avoidance and procrastination
- Conflict at home, or a family going through divorce
- Pressure around school, grades and the future
- Adjusting to a new school year or to college
- Building confidence, independence and follow-through
- Painful experiences that still affect him
Relevant experience
Young people have been central to my training from the start.
DBT for adolescents
I spent five years in the research lab of Dr. Jill Rathus, who co-developed the adolescent adaptation of DBT, and my doctoral research examined a web-based course that teaches clinicians DBT skills for working with adolescents.
The Quad Preparatory School
I provided psychotherapy and executive functioning support to bright and twice-exceptional students whose emotional and learning needs were affecting school and family life.
High school clinical work
My school-based internship involved individual, family and group therapy with high school students. Earlier work in tutoring, college teaching and coaching also shapes how I understand school, college and growing up.
How parents are involved
We discuss parent involvement and confidentiality at the start, including how you can support treatment while respecting your son's privacy and growing independence, and what kinds of updates parents can expect.
For children and teenagers under 18, a parent or guardian books the consultation and completes consent. Young adults 18 and older book their own consultation, and their clinical information stays private unless they choose to share it (with the usual limits around safety), including when a parent is helping with the fee.
For teens and young adults
If you are reading this yourself
You may feel overwhelmed, find yourself shutting down or avoiding things, or be trying to figure out what you want from school, relationships and the future. Therapy is space to understand what is going on and work on changes that matter to you.
Your own interests and hopes are central to the conversation, including if it was a parent's idea that you come in. I will be straight with you, and we will work on things you actually care about.
Start with a free consultation
A 15-minute phone call to talk about what you are looking for. Sessions are in person on the Upper East Side, 50 minutes, $350.