Terri is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor & Certified Sex Therapist with 25 years of clinical & administrative experience as a psychotherapist, college health educator, and clinical supervisor working with individuals, couples, and families.

Most therapists claim to do it all. Although Terri sees patients around a variety of issues, her practice intentionally has a specialized & more narrow focus in order to offer you the highest caliber of personalized clinical care.

She strives to create a safe & accepting environment where together you can work to find - answers to your questions, solutions to your problems, clarity & meaning in your experience, and the courage to grow and change. Terri brings genuine compassion to her work, along with a non-judgmental, curious & engaged treatment style. Clients consistently describe her as easy to talk to and relatable. 

PROFESSIONAL BIO

Terri received her Masters of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University, and she has been a NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor since 2006. Terri’s clinical experience is varied and rich, having worked in a number of different clinical settings, including College Counseling Centers, Employee Assistance Programs, Hospice, and Community Mental Health.

After working for years as a generalist psychotherapist, Terri went on to complete advanced studies in sex therapy through The Sex Therapy Post-Graduate Training Institute of New York, and she is currently nationally certified as a Sex Therapist by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, making her one of only two local therapists who have this designation.  In 2017, Terri trained with Dr. Sue Johnson, completing the highly competitive Externship program in Emotion Focused Couples Therapy through the Ackerman Institute for the Family in NYC and the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). Most recently, Terri completed Level 2 training under Martha Kauppi at the Institute for Relational Intimacy in the Bader-Pearson Developmental Model of Couple Therapy which emphasizes a Systems/Differentiation approach.

Additionally, she has had extensive experience in the treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders; specifically, Terri trained at Passages Wellness & Counseling for Women and with Postpartum Support International (PSI) in an effort to bring her clients the most current and evidence-based treatments. Most recently, Terri co-founded the Capital Region Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Collaborative.

Terri invests a lot in her ongoing training so that she can offer you the most effective treatments, and she maintains active membership in the following professional organizations:

  • The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)

  • The American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT)

  • New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA)

  • Postpartum Support International (PSI)

Outside of work, Terri is a student of The Course in Miracles, a breast cancer survivor. She enjoys sailing with friends on LI Sound; summers on the Cape; finding the best Indian lunch buffet & bakeries in any city, singing showtunes; cold brew coffee; horror movies & shows; making playlists & grooving to The Avett Brothers, Pearl Jam & Girlyman; and thinking about silly & profound things.

Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers