I am a licensed clinical psychologist with masters and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. I also have an undergraduate degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and I worked in magazine publishing for 10 years before going back to graduate school to study psychology. During that part of my career, I had the full range of professional experiences, including hiring people, firing people, managing an departmental budget, traveling frequently on business (and feeling the effects of that on my personal life), being laid off, and having to lay off other people. I can absolutely relate to people who struggle to find meaning in their professional and personal lives.

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After the events of 9/11, and following some difficult experiences that came on the heels of that, I decided to go back to school because I wanted to do something that felt more personally meaningful with my life. I love my work as a clinical psychologist. Over the years I have developed particular interest in working with people with anxiety disorders, and I have a special interest in working with people who have experienced trauma in their lives. Some of the most rewarding work I have done has been my volunteer and professional work with people from all walks of life who needed help dealing with traumatic events that they experienced, which threatened to consume and define the rest of their life. This is a very anxious world we all live in, but anxiety and avoidance don’t have to dictate the choices you make in your life!

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Feel free to email me directly with any questions about the practice or about individual therapy with me.