YOUR PARTNER IN SELF DISCOVERY

MEET FRANCESCA

I co-create healing experiences.

FEEL HOLISTICALLY YOU

YOUR NEEDS ARE OUR guide. WE WON’T JUST TREAT YOUR symptoms. INSTEAD, WE WILL search FOR ROOT CAUSES & TREAT YOUR mind, body & spirit AS A whole.

I practice what I preach

I had to embark on my own healing journey — ok, journeys — in order to know what’s on the other side. So I’ve been where you sit. We’re in this together. You’ll feel my curiosity, warmth, my use of humor and my commitment to working with you through the muck in order to emerge feeling evolved, empowered and inspired to inhabit who you truly are.

How I work

I believe in integrative health and healing and use the following techniques for holistic treatment:

Relational, psychodynamic psychotherapy
Somatic psychotherapy
Psychedelic Harm Reduction
Internal Family Systems
Mindfulness
Crisis Intervention
Collaborative care with other providers

We begin where you’re at

While I treat most mental health conditions, I have specific expertise in the following:

Mood disorders
Women’s health, hormone and pregnancy issues
Chronic illness
Family conflicts
Trauma
Grief, bereavement and end of life

Areas of expertise

Whether you’re in the midst of a life change or emotional distress; experiencing conflicts in your relationships; finding your way with your family; struggling with a physical health issue; experiencing a loss; processing a trauma; looking to revitalize, or needing strategies for something else specific, all of you is welcome here.

EXPAND YOUR CONCIOUSNESS

This will be a dynamic and creative process of depth and self discovery. 

Mind. Body. Spirit.

I use a relational, psychodynamic and somatic therapeutic approach to identify patterns and systemic issues presenting in your world and your relationships. I then get integrative and offer you individualized treatments that meld mindfulness, body oriented psychotherapy, breathwork, meditation, Eastern philosophy and other holistic informed practices from across cultures and times.

I have studied traditional psychodynamic and relational psychotherapy approaches, family and couples work and somatic psychotherapy. I have supplemented my mind-body learning by studying emotional energetics and body systems and consider myself a lifelong student.

More formally, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of New York and completed my Masters and Bachelors at New York University. I completed postgraduate training in relational psychotherapy at the Steven Mitchell Center of New York and in family and couples psychotherapy at the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy. I have completed study courses in somatic psychotherapy with Dr. Claire Haymen, emotional energetics and body systems with Dr. Lisa Avila, intuition for healthcare workers with Heather Carlucci, and a 200 hour yoga science certification at Prema Yoga Brooklyn. I trained as a ketamine assisted psychotherapist with The Ketamine Training Center under Dr. Phil Wolfson and in psychedelic harm reduction and integration through Fluence. 

CLIENT EXPERIENCES

Testimonials
Embarking on the journey of guided ketamine therapy under Francesca’s care has been a transformative experience for me.

Before we began, I felt encumbered by issues that clouded my vision and weighed on my heart. Her expertise, empathy, and guidance created a safe and nurturing space for me to explore and confront my innermost feelings and memories. The therapy sessions, augmented by insightful debriefs, have been pivotal in helping me understand and heal aspects of myself I never thought possible. Francesca’s professionalism and care have made all the difference in my healing process. I am profoundly grateful for her guidance in my journey toward healing and self-discovery.”

— AB, Ketamine Client 

I am ever grateful for the support I received from Francesca during my transformative ketamine journey.

Through her guidance I was able to confront the depths of grief over losing my daughter and discover a newfound understanding of her universal existence. The experience brought me to a place of deep love and connectivity with the universe, allowing me to find solace and healing in the midst of pain. Francesca’s expertise and compassionate presence made all the difference in navigating such a profound and emotional experience. I'm forever grateful for her skillful guidance on this journey of healing and self-discovery.”

—NH, Ketamine Client

Francesca is a soulful and reliable collaborator.

She is unafraid to venture into the dark parts of life and loss to help her clients transform their suffering. Together we coordinate on ketamine assisted therapy cases and she always provides unwavering care to her clients. Working together is a source of aliveness and joy. “

— Dr. Aviva Zohar 

Francesca is an incredibly gifted therapist, wise far beyond her years, with a sharp mind & a generous heart.

I am immeasurably grateful for the grounding, stabilizing force she has provided me with throughout our past several years of working together—and am consistently astonished by her profound insights. In our sessions I feel safe and held yet also challenged; expanded into new ways of seeing and thinking. With compassion, warmth, openness, a wry sense of humor, and an uncanny ability to perceive and articulate what I might not yet be able to, she has ushered me gracefully through immense personal growth, helping me reach new levels of self-acceptance and understanding."

—AG, Individual Therapy Client