Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner AND Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Mental Health Care for your full wellbeing.
Medication management and therapy for adolescents and adults across all stages and phases of life.
You haven’t been feeling like yourself lately and are ready to try something different.
Whether you’ve sought mental health support in the past or are brand new to the concept, you’re open to the idea of a new approach because, at this point, staying where you are seems more difficult than changing.
With more than 25 years experience as a mental health professional, I have helped individuals facing a wide range of emotional struggles to navigate a way forward that brings them greater balance and fulfillment.
I am uniquely triple-licensed in three disciplines - as a nurse practitioner in psychiatry and family primary care, and as a clinical social worker. This enables me to offer support with a broad understanding of you and your overall health, in the context of your life situation and personal journey. With this multidimensional lens, I help individuals expand their coping abilities and take constructive action to feel better in meaningful and lasting ways.
Our therapeutic partnership is centered on understanding you, your individual experiences and the factors contributing to your distress. Together, we’ll explore personalized and practical approaches to help you work through what’s been weighing on you, and reach goals that are important to you. I take a comprehensive approach to your wellbeing, focusing on your emotional and physical health, as well as what’s happening inside and around you right now, to support your ability to thrive fully.
Specializing in treatment to address:
Anxiety & panic
Depression
Relationship difficulties, challenges in parenting, marriage, divorce & separation
Grief & loss
Repetitive thoughts & behaviors, OCD
Mood fluctuations, bipolar conditions
Aging & senior wellbeing
Mental health issues concerning illness, surgery, recovery
Life transitions, career & academic issues
Peer, family & school difficulties
You can feel better. We’ll work together to get you there.
Hi, I’m Jane.
There’s no rush here. Our focus will be on understanding what’s going on for you, to help you find your way through the challenges you’re facing, grow and get back to what matters to you.
When we meet, you’ll find I’m here to listen—genuinely and actively.
The mental health care I offer isn't about providing surface advice, one-size-fits-all answers, or imposing a therapeutic approach on you. I’m interested in understanding your story from your perspective, picking up on the emotions you may find hard to put into words. I'll ask thoughtful questions about you and your life and what you’d like to be different. I’ll be curious about what you enjoy and how friends and family resonate with you. I'll engage you in developing constructive ways to manage difficulties, while building on your signature strengths.
I create a comfortable and accepting space where you feel encouraged to express and work through your concerns, to attain the personal goals you value most. This is an opportunity to prioritize yourself, your needs, and to be heard with compassion and professional support.
As a Family NP, Psychiatric NP and Clinical Social Worker,
I know that collaboration with other health professionals is key to successful care. If you’re working with other healthcare providers, whether you're looking for medication, therapy, or both with me, my experience as an NP and therapist enables me to work effectively with others helping you, to promote your optimal wellbeing. With your permission, I will talk with your doctors to review your medications, labs, and health status. If medication is warranted and prescribed by me, I will reach out to your current therapist(s) to ensure integrated care aligned with your treatment goals. If I provide your therapy, I will choose approaches from evidence-based treatment methods that are best suited to your needs and consistently check in with you to assess their effectiveness.
As a mental health specialist with perspectives in primary care, psychiatry and clinical social work, I enjoy sharing current mental health research and creating a well-rounded dynamic approach to treatment, personalized for you. I support you in taking care of your comprehensive wellbeing, by appreciating the full spectrum of your health and how you navigate the ups and downs of your life.
Providing…
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If you’ve tried different ways to feel better, including therapy, but you’re still not finding relief, medication may be a step worth exploring. You might feel like something is weighing on your mood or your mind that you can't shake off. Everything seems difficult to do, you're not accomplishing what you want, your sleeping and eating seem off. You want to stop worrying but nothing relieves the "what ifs." You wonder what medication might offer and could it provide that extra bit of help.
We'll take a thoughtful and research-based approach to considering medication - addressing your questions, concerns, specific symptoms, and all options for you in the context of your unique personal and health situation. Every question you may have is a good question and allows us to think together about how medications may or may not help you. My goal is always to prescribe targeted psychiatric medications at the lowest doses that are effective, to relieve carefully diagnosed mental health symptoms. Medication reactions will be monitored carefully and regularly, with you as an active participant in all pharmacologic decisions. Alternatives and complementary strategies to medication will also be shared, including the pros and cons of each approach.
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If you’re feeling stuck in a cycle of low moods, worries, or relationship issues, I'm here to help you identify how your feelings took root and evolved, what you want to change, and how you can get there. You may feel like the weight of your thoughts or the strain of your routines has dimmed your sense of purpose or joy, and perhaps you’re searching for a way to reconnect with what you really value. Therapy can offer you an opportunity to explore what’s going on within and around you. Together, we can take steady steps to understand the patterns in your life, difficulties that confront you, and ways to work through these with new insights and approaches built upon your strengths. You may have forgotten those strengths - or you minimize them as not really strengths at all. Our work has one overarching theme—to help you feel more aligned with the person you want to be and the life you want to lead. Your goals are our goals.
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As we grow older, life introduces new challenges that can sometimes be difficult to navigate—like managing physical limitations, adjusting to loss, or handling multiple healthcare needs. Whether you live alone or with others, shouldering all these adjustments can weigh heavily and be overwhelming. If you or your loved one are finding it hard to keep up with the day-to-day, facing worries about memory, or feeling low and unmotivated, we can work to clarify problems and find constructive ways to address them. I can also collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists and health aides who may be assisting you, to help ensure integration of your care that reflects your wishes and supports your optimal health. I work with seniors individually and, if requested, with their families and others significant to them to support their autonomy, dignity, and wellbeing. Each senior's physical and emotional health is sensitively considered. Your voice guides my interventions to encourage your highest level of functioning, independence, and enjoyment of your life.
My Commitment
I provide mental health care for adolescents and adults through their older years that is grounded in empathy, committed to professional service at the highest standards, offers flexibility in ways and times to meet for appointments, and is dedicated to providing accessible channels to communicate with me, directly and quickly.
Getting Started
Take the first step toward feeling better.
Schedule a phone call to discuss your concerns and learn more about my practice.
I offer appointments for therapy and/or medication to residents of Connecticut, in person at my office in Stamford, online, and at home as needed for seniors.
I offer appointments to New York state residents for therapy, both in-person and online.