I am providing therapy online via Zoom and in person therapy for EMDR at my office in midtown Manhattan, 141 East 56th Street between Lexington and Third Avenue.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people process distressing experiences so they feel less emotionally overwhelming in the present.

Sometimes, difficult experiences continue to affect us long after they’ve ended. You might find yourself reacting strongly to certain situations, feeling stuck in familiar relationship patterns, struggling with anxiety, or experiencing self-doubt without fully understanding why. These reactions can be connected to past experiences that still feel emotionally charged.

EMDR helps you revisit distressing memories in a safe, supportive therapeutic setting while using bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements, alternating sounds, or gentle taps. This process supports the brain’s natural information-processing system, helping you work through memories and the thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations associated with them.

As you process these experiences, memories may become less distressing, and beliefs about yourself may begin to shift. For example, you might move from feeling “I’m not safe” or “Something is wrong with me” toward a greater sense of safety, self-trust, and self-worth.

45 minutes for regular EMDR sessions and 90 minutes for EMDR intensives for folks who want to go deeper and require more time to process past memories.

EMDR is more than eye movements. Treatment begins with understanding your history, identifying your goals, and developing strategies to help you feel grounded and emotionally prepared. When you and I decide you’re ready, you’ll work with specific memories at a pace that feels manageable. You remain awake, aware, and in control throughout the process.

EMDR can help with trauma and distressing memories, but you don’t need to have experienced one major traumatic event to explore whether it might be helpful. It may also be useful when past experiences contribute to anxiety, relationship difficulties, negative self-beliefs, or patterns you’ve struggled to change.

The goal isn’t to erase what happened. It’s to help you relate to the past differently, so it has less power over how you feel, how you see yourself, and how you live today.

Interested in EMDR therapy in New York or New Jersey? I’d be happy to help you explore whether it may be a good fit for you.

I have a 48 hour cancellation policy. Cancelling without proper notice will incur a full fee of the session.

I am currently accepting private pay clients only. I am out-of-network, and I can provide super bill receipts to submit to your health insurances if you are eligible for out-of-network reimbursement. I have limited sliding scale slots.

Many of my clients are able to access their out-of-network benefits for partial reimbursement. In this case, clients are often reimbursed 60-80% of their session fee. You are responsible for paying for the full session fee at the end of session via credit card, Zelle or Venmo.

TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE OUT-OF-NETWORK BENEFITS:

Call your insurance company using the Member Services number on the back of your card to determine if you are eligible for partial reimbursement. You can also visit your insurance company’s website to check your out-of-network benefits under “Summary of Benefits.”

Item descriptionDo I have out-of-network outpatient mental health coverage? 

• Do I need a referral from an in-network provider to see someone out-of-network?

• Is preauthorization (e.g. pre-approval, pre-certification) required from my insurance company or primary care physician?

• What percentage of outpatient therapy sessions are covered each session?
  (This can be expressed as a percentage or flat-rate).

• How much will I be reimbursed for a 45 minute psychotherapy session (CPT code: 90834)?

• How much will I be reimbursed for a 60 minute couples therapy or family therapy session (CPT code: 90847)?

• What is my out-of-network deductible?

• How much of my deductible has been met this year?

• Am I able to use a health savings, flex spending, or other similar types of accounts to cover the cost of treatment?

• How do I submit claim forms for reimbursement?

• How long does it take for me to receive reimbursement?

$225 for 45 minute individual sessions 

$275 for relationship and family therapy sessions

At the end of session, you can pay through Venmo, Zelle or credit card.

Everything that we talk about in session is confidential, with five exceptions.

As a mandated reporter, I would be required to break confidentiality if (1) you are in immediate harm to yourself, (2) immediate harm to others (3) if child or elder abuse has occurred. Other confidentiality breaches will occur (4) if my case notes are subpoenaed or (5) to receive clinical supervision that is necessary for the success of our work together, though client identifying information will be withheld