Psychotherapy in Rochester, NY

About Me

Hi! I am a therapist in private practice in Brighton, NY (Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Diagnostic Privilege). I graduated from Syracuse University in 2011 with my Bachelor’s and Gordon-Conwell in 2015 with my Master’s. I have worked at an eating disorder non-profit in Boston, MA; a public school in Boston, MA; Rochester Institute of Technology; and an eating disorder non-profit in Rochester, NY before beginning my own practice. I am passionate about empathetic and personalized care. I specialize in eating disorders, mood disorders, and life transitions.

I am also a major Swiftie, a coffee lover, and a bookworm.

Therapy Style

This is my cozy office! The space is brimming with fidgets, tea, a bean bag, snacks, plants, books, and space for you. I integrate DBT, IFS-informed work, ACT, CBT, CBT-AR, and psychodynamic approaches. I also believe that clients should have a lot of say as to what each session is about!

Here are some recent trainings I’ve done: Schema- Focused Therapy Parts 1 & 2; ERP for OCD with Dr. Melanie Smith; Understanding Neurodiversity Affirming Care; Beck Institute CBT for Depression; CEDS (Certified Eating Disoder Specialist) training; Celia Clark’s “Working with Disordered Eating Through a Parts Work Model”; NICABM’s “Working with the Core Belief of ‘Not Good Enough’”; CBT-AR (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID) with Dr. Jennifer Thomas

Contact Me

I am in network with Aetna, United, Cigna, and Oxford insurance. I provide superbills as requested for other insurance companies. I also use a website called Mentaya, where I can submit out of network claims for you.

Cash rate is $120 per 60 minute session.

I currently have a short waitlist; you can contact me below to be added to it!

I do have sliding scale spots, but all are currently full.

Resources I Like

Instagram Accounts:

@dallasnutritionalcounseling (ED)

@amalialee (ED)

@eatingdisordertherapyLA (ED)

@daniellevankay (ED)

@anxietyjosh (anxiety)

@alegrakastens (OCD)

Books:

The Wisdom of Your Body by Dr. Hilary McBride

The Inside Scoop on Eating Disorder Recovery by Jennifer Rollins (ED)

8 Keys to Eating Disorder Recovery by Carolyn Costin (ED)

What Happened to You by Dr. Bruce Perry (Trauma)

ADHD is Awesome by The Holderness Family (ADHD)

No Bad Parts by Dr. Richard Schwartz (IFS)

Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy (Parenting/ self-parenting)

As Long as You Need by JS Park (Grief)

The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor (Body Image)

The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris (general mental health)

Local Eating Disorder Resources:

The Emilee Connection: https://theemileeconnection.com/

KMB for Answers: https://www.kmbforanswers.com/

Western NY CCED: https://www.nyeatingdisorders.org/