My passion and interest in mental health for the gifted stems from both my clinical experience as well as my lived experience as a gifted adult. As the daughter of an educator of gifted children, I also grew up with an awareness of cuts to gifted education programs, something which
My gifted experience led me to believe I was dumb, lazy, unmotivated, messy, unorganized, a most of all, a waste of potential. With therapy and support, I am now a burnt out, dumb, lazy, unmotivated, messy, unorganized, and most of all, waste of potential, kid who now owns a thriving
At the heart of my work is a commitment to the gifted and twice-exceptional community, of which I have been an active member for my entire personal life and professional career. Through my practice, the da Vinci Learning Center, I serve children, adolescents, and adults whose lives don’t fit neatly
Gifted youth and adults face unique challenges that often aren’t understood by the world they must navigate. Therapy can support their social-emotional needs, providing direction and building resilience. With the proper support, one can learn to navigate life transitions and mental health symptoms to find a balanced life. Transitioning from
Why do children who can quickly absorb informations at extraordinary ,levels and develop skills beyond their tender years sink into depression, overwhelming anxiety or strange symptomatology?Clearly they are different from their peers but what explains their tendency to to disavow their uniqueness or see themselves as imposters?This is the dilemmathat
My journey into the world of twice-exceptionality began not as a clinician, but as a mother — one desperate to understand her child. I wrestled with reconciling the paradoxical qualities I see in him. How could a child who struggled so much with reading, writing, and focus memorize encyclopedia facts
Gifted people often experience life intensely—from a young age, many sense their depth of perception, emotional sensitivity, or intellectual voracity sets them apart. For some, this can be thrilling and expansive. For others, it can bring a quiet ache: of not quite fitting in, of questioning everything, of holding too
My clients describe me as friendly, open-minded, and positive. I draw from your strengths and meet you where you are without judgement. I value working with gifted individuals to listen, support, and offer insight with motivation, perfectionism, discipline, peer relations, sibling relations, hypersensitivity, communication of feelings, multipotentiality, and parent relationships.
I completed my master’s degree training in mental health counseling with an internship at Gifted Development Center, which included weekly supervision with Linda Silverman as I provided counseling to a group of gifted adults. My professional work with gifted individuals is further informed by Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration, Steven
My interest in giftedness began when I was placed in the first Gifted & Talented class in a NYC suburb. Our small class of 15 students provided constant intellectual stimulation, but I never felt that I was truly keeping up with the other students. My feelings of being an imposter
