She is a graduate of Fordham University (1975) and the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (1982). In her psychotherapy practice she works with children, adolescents, adults and couples. She also does supervision and consultation. Among her special interests are anxiety and depression, women's issues, relationship concerns, parenting issues, and trauma. She integrates psychodynamic and relational models with cognitive-behavioral approaches when indicated.