It's less about life difficulties, and more about who supports you
when you deal with them

Hello, and welcome to my website! I am a professor in Clinical Psychology doctoral program at Long Island University (LIU), and a New York State licensed clinical psychologist with an expertise in using attachment theory and research to treat a depression, anxiety, communication, and parenting issues. I am also a permanent visiting professor at the Department of Psychology, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile, and serve on the editorial boards of the scientific journals Attachment & Human Development, Development & Psychopathology, and Journal of Family Psychology.

At LIU, I direct the Attachment Research and Relational Thinking (ARRT) lab, teach doctoral-level seminars (including psychodynamic psychotherapy interventions and developmental psychopathology), and supervise doctoral students in delivering attachment-based psychotherapy. I use my educational, research and practice platforms to promote sensitive communication between people, and emphasize the existential need for acknowledgment and connection as central to emotional well-being.

As a researcher, I study how early relationships with our parents influence our mental and physical health, and the quality of our close relationships later in life. I do so by investigating how individuals across the lifespan behave with their parents at times of distress, and how they remember and talk about these experiences years later. As a clinical psychologist, I apply an attachment-informed framework to therapy, which draws heavily from the state-of-the-art attachment research.

I am thankful for being in a unique position to both inform my clinical practice with cutting-edge research findings, and inform my research endeavors with extensive hands-on clinical experience I gain via working with patients.

Whether you are looking for effective individual or couples therapy to help you deal with difficulties in life, interested in finding out more about my research, or book a presentations, I invite you to get in touch!

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