Stephen’s therapeutic style has been greatly influenced by psychodynamic, humanistic, and existential thinkers. He employs techniques from these and other traditions to achieve insight, clarity, and positive change in our lives. He is interested in depression, anxiety, OCD, and addiction—particularly modern behavioral addictions, such as video games, pornography, the internet and social media.

As human beings, we live in stories, and our role in those stories is, in large part, written by us. By bringing curiosity, reason, and truth to bear on our lives, Stephen believes strongly in the power of the therapeutic process to effect personal transformation and discover the meaning of our experiences.

Stephen is currently completing his Masters in Mental Health Counseling at The City College of New York. He has a BA in Philosophy and an MA in Behavioral Neuroscience. He has been teaching courses in Psychology at Queens College since 2018.

“It is probably true that we live in a universe with more meaning in it than we can comprehend or even tolerate. Life is not meaningless; it is overflowing with meaning, pattern, and connections.” – Robert A. Johnson

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl G. Jung

“The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.” — Proverbs 20:5