Board certified clinical psychiatrist working with adults in both psychotherapy and medication management

I am a board certified clinical psychiatrist working with adults in both psychotherapy and medication management.  I have worked as a clinician for the past 24 years in several different settings, but primarily private practice.

I grew up in greater Cincinnati, Ohio in a small suburb called Wyoming with my three siblings and parents.  After graduating high school, I received my undergraduate degree, Cum Laude, from the University of Pennsylvania with a Communications major and a Math minor.  After a gap year working in the food service industry, I attended the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine and graduated with honors in 1995.

I attended Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s psychiatry residency program, and was honored to be named chief resident in psychiatry during my final year.   Upon completion of the residency, I became board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry.

In the years following residency, I was voluntary faculty at Northwestern’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, supervising psychiatric residents.  I initially joined the Psychiatric Associates, S.C. group in private practice.  Additionally, I worked with an inpatient psychiatric population at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for several years while building up my private practice.  During this period, I also worked in community mental health, as a psychopharmacologist for the Kenneth Young Center in Elk Grove Village.  

I pursued further educational training and completed a fellowship program at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis focusing on psychodynamic psychotherapy.   

In 2004, I opened my own private practice at 333 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1125, in Chicago, IL. Since the pandemic in 2020, I have worked virtually and plan to continue my practice by telehealth.  I bring a psychodynamic and supportive approach to my clients. My practice has focused on providing support to parents who have children with ADHD, depression, women/pregnancy issues, anxiety, panic disorder and attention deficit disorder in an adult population.  I am married and the mother of two young men, and enjoy a nice family career balance.