I began my nursing career at NYU Langone Hospital, where I cared for patients recovering from anesthesia and heart surgery.  My tenure there included working with heart transplant patients at the internationally recognized NYU Heart Transplant Program.  Nursing at the highest level of care, this experience was exhilarating and inspiring, and it continues to support my foundational knowledge of the incredible human body.  Following my time at NYU, I joined Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where I worked in the pre-surgical center, caring for both adults and children in the pre- and post-anesthesia units.  During this period, I also began my master’s program at George Washington University, graduating in 2019 with a Master of Science in Nursing in Adult Primary Care.

Later as a nurse practitioner in Northern Philadelphia, I cared for at-risk older adults in their homes.  This experience was profoundly transformative.  I was introduced to a side of patient care that very few providers observe—an intimate view of a person’s living environment. I witnessed firsthand the impact of challenging social determinants on the development and progression of chronic diseases and mental health disorders, as well as how stigma and under-resourced support systems complicate health management.  Mental health should never be secondary to the management of physical diseases, nor should the body be neglected.  I became board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide psychiatric mental health treatment across the lifespan to do my part to address this critical gap in healthcare.  To truly practice as a holistic provider, I believe it’s essential to understand the intricate and complex interplay between mind and body as the standard of care, not the exception.  As a nurse practitioner who cares for patients struggling with eating disorders, I am deeply committed to always practicing within this rule, just as the entire team here at New Roots is.

I am a board-certified primary care and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner with over 10 years of experience providing care to children, adolescents, adults and families.  I am passionate about empowering individuals to achieve their health goals, and I am deeply committed to helping people cultivate a compassionate, grounded and integrated relationship with their physical, emotional and spiritual selves.

In today’s world, health is often defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.  As a recovering perfectionist, I’ve found this definition leaves little space for the messy, beautiful and unpredictable wildness of real life.  Over the years, I’ve come to create my own definition of health:  a state of inner knowing, stillness, acceptance, joy, embodiment, curiosity and connectedness – one that I sometimes experience, always know is there and sometimes need to rediscover..

My role is to guide and support my patients in making informed decisions about their health by conducting comprehensive evaluations, providing real-time assessments and maintaining a presence that is honest, open and engaged. I offer a range of treatment modalities, including diagnostic testing, laboratory analysis and monitoring, medication management, pharmacogenetic testing as well as elements of evidence-based psychotherapies such as Internal Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy.

My practice philosophy centers on fostering a collaborative and trusting relationship with each of my patients, drawing on their unique stories and perspectives. Together, we will learn how to best support your body, using evidence-based medicine to treat and heal the body, while always approaching the body with loving kindness, even when it feels hard. We will tailor our care plan to develop an inclusive, specialized and flexible healing program that addresses the complexities of being human. As a whole-person provider, my approach to care is trauma-informed and affirming of LGBTQIA+, neurodiversity and size inclusivity. I have experience treating conditions that often co-occur with eating disorders, including PTSD, OCD, ADHD, anxiety and depression.