My goal is to help you live the life you want. I help people free themselves from chronic self-defeating patterns, paralyzing anxieties, or painful depression and loneliness. Whether your difficulties are in relationships, the world of work, or your relationship to yourself, I will work with you to help you understand yourself and to make healthy, active choices and changes growing out of this self awareness. I believe that the therapeutic relationship must be built on mutual respect, trust and compassion. I am warm, curious about who you are, appreciate humor and am actively engaged in our working relationship.I have 38 years of experience as a psychologist and psychoanalyst and have been an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital for 34 years. I specialize in relationship problems, self-esteem issues, anxiety, depression, early stage eating disorders, women's and parenting issues.While the foundation of my work is insight-oriented, I believe that each person's needs are different. I work with you to offer the most appropriate treatment. The therapy may be insight-oriented, problem-focused, short or long term, behavioral or cognitive, or any combination as seems fit.