About Nicole

I am a licensed, clinical social worker with psychoanalytic training.  I graduated from Law School at Otago University in New Zealand in 1984 and returned to graduate school at NYU in 1998 to complete a Masters in Social Work.

I work with individuals and couples dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, divorce, loss and grief, substance abuse, and eating disorders. I was a clinician at the Program for Managing Eating Disorders Research Unit at New York State Psychiatric Institute.  I have worked extensively in the addictions field since 1990 and have been in private practice since 2000.

I prefer a multifaceted approach to treatment that focuses on symptom reduction as well as exploration and resolution of underlying issues -- interpersonal, familial, psychological, and cultural.  Collaboration with--and referral to--physicians, psychiatrists, or nutritionists are available.

SPECIALTIES

Substance Abuse and Addiction
Relationship Issues
Eating Disorders

Other Issues

Adoption
Anger Management
Anxiety or Fears
Depression
Divorce
Infertility
Loss or Grief
Parenting
Trauma and PTSD
Impulse Control Disorder
Personality Disorders
Self Esteem Issues
Career/Life Transitions