Initiatives designed to make mental health support accessible, sustainable, and grounded in evidence.
Working with school counselors and health educators, I co-developed an adapted Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) curriculum that fits into existing health education classes. The program introduces core skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Eight school districts across the NYC metro area, ranging from urban public schools to suburban districts. Collaboration included counseling departments, health teachers, and district mental health coordinators.
The key was adapting clinical tools for a classroom setting without losing fidelity. We focused on practical skills students could use immediately, built in teacher training and ongoing support, and designed lesson plans that required no clinical background to deliver effectively.
Teacher feedback revealed that the most effective sessions were those with immediate application opportunities. Students responded especially well to distress tolerance skills and interpersonal effectiveness modules. The program works best when integrated into existing structures rather than added as a standalone initiative.
A six-part webinar series examining the intersection of artificial intelligence and mental health practice. Topics included chatbot therapy apps, AI in diagnostic processes, data privacy concerns, algorithmic bias in treatment recommendations, and maintaining therapeutic boundaries in digital spaces.
Designed for mental health clinicians, graduate students, and administrators considering technology adoption in their practices or organizations.
The series emphasized a balanced view of technology adoption, neither dismissing AI tools nor uncritically embracing them. We explored questions like: What safeguards protect client data? Where does clinical judgment remain essential? How do we ensure equity when algorithms are trained on non-representative datasets?
All six sessions are available as recordings, with accompanying discussion guides and resource lists. Graduate programs and training organizations are welcome to use these materials with attribution.
A monthly series of free, public webinars covering topics relevant to families and individuals seeking mental health support. Sessions are designed to be accessible without clinical background, focusing on practical strategies and clear explanations.
Parent-teen communication skills, recognizing anxiety vs. everyday stress, supporting a loved one in crisis, navigating the therapy search process, understanding different therapeutic approaches, building emotional resilience in children, and managing screen time conflicts.
All webinars are free and open to the public. Recordings are available indefinitely. No registration required for recorded content; live sessions require sign-up for capacity planning only.
Local organizations have translated several high-demand sessions and hosted follow-up discussion groups. These partnerships extend the reach beyond English-speaking audiences and create ongoing support structures.
A professional development program designed for school staff (teachers, administrators, support staff) to recognize trauma responses in students and implement supportive classroom practices. The training emphasized practical strategies over clinical diagnosis.
Rather than teaching staff to identify trauma, the program focused on universal supports that benefit all students while being essential for those with trauma histories. This reframed trauma-informed practice as good teaching rather than specialized intervention.
Partnered with a university research team to evaluate outcomes for adolescents participating in a 12-week group DBT skills program. I served as clinical consultant and co-author on the resulting paper.
Results published in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, February 2024. The study contributes to the evidence base for DBT adaptations in non-clinical settings.
I'm open to partnerships with schools, organizations, and fellow clinicians on accessible mental health initiatives.