ABOUT ME
When I was a teenager, I read Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen and felt profoundly changed by the chapter titled Mind vs. Brain. I intuitively understood that there was something profound in the variation between ‘mind’ and ‘brain’ within the complexity of ‘emotion’ that moved me to pursue my curiosity further. Questioning the role individual interpretation played in understanding shared experience became evocative enough to keep me on my toes and easily became something I could see myself spending a majority of my day talking about. This was going to be where I could make a career. That realization sparked a passion that never left me. It was dynamic, endlessly engaging, and something I could see myself dedicating my life to. I knew then: this was the path I wanted to follow.
At first, I believed medicine was the way to explore this interest. But I ultimately found what I was looking for in clinical social work, after studying Pre-Medicine, Psychology, Chemistry, and Philosophy at Hofstra University and earning my Master’s at Yeshiva University. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with people from all walks of life, each offering a unique perspective on the human condition. I’ve been a therapist for about 10 years and feel honored to walk alongside clients during some of their most vulnerable and transformative moments.
What continues to move me most is what my clients teach me—about life, about healing and meaning, and about myself. They remind me that growth doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and that curiosity, openness, and humility are essential in this work. That spirit of exploration is at the heart of my practice—and why I chose to call it The Search for Higher Ground
