all about Sybil
I founded Somatic Psychotherapy with a clear vision: to help people step out of the busyness, distraction, and chaos of their minds—and into the quiet wisdom and clarity of their bodies. Walking around New York City, I see how overwhelmed, anxious, and disconnected so many of us are. This constant state of hyperactivity, pressure, and emotional disconnection is not sustainable—and it's not how we’re meant to live. I started this practice because I saw the urgent need for a home where people could reconnect with themselves through the body. A place where therapy isn’t just about talking, but about feeling, listening, and coming back into relationship with our most authentic selves. My vision was to create a sanctuary for deep, embodied healing in the heart of one of the busiest cities in the world.
As the founder and clinical director of Somatic Psychotherapy, I am proud to be both leading a team of talented clinicians and working closely with clients one-on-one and in groups. My practice is at the forefront of bringing body-based psychotherapy to New York City—a place that so often lives in its head.
My mission is to help busy New Yorkers slow down, tune in, and reconnect with themselves and the world around them. Because we are not meant to live disconnected, anxious, and out of sync with ourselves. When we slow down and truly listen, the body knows the way.
how I work
Before I list off my trainings and theoretical orientations, I will say that I am, first and foremost, a human with you in the room. A full, messy, alive, dynamic, and complex human—just like you. Yes, I have my certifications and expertise. Those are valuable, and I will draw on them in our work together. But above all else, I draw on my humanity. My own struggles and life experiences allow me to feel deep empathy and care for what you carry. I know pain. I know trauma. I know sadness. I know loss. I know anxiety. And because I know them intimately, I can meet you with non-judgement and compassion, human to human.
I am a somatic psychotherapist, a Certified Hakomi Therapist, a mother, a partner, a daughter, sister, and friend. Above all else, I believe that healing happens in and through relationship. The therapeutic relationship, when approached with honesty and care, becomes a kind of cosmic soccer field—a living, breathing microcosm of the rest of our lives. Within it, we get to notice our patterns, explore our edges, and practice new, more empowered and authentic ways of being with others. I have years of advanced training in various body-centered approaches including Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) to support clients in reconnecting with themselves—and with others—at the deepest level.
I’m not a “sit back and nod” kind of therapist. I engage with curiosity, warmth, and playfulness. Together, we’ll notice your breath, track sensation, explore survival strategies, and create space for insight and transformation. Clients often say they feel safe to be their whole selves—messy, complex, tender, and real. Nothing is taboo. Every part is welcome. Every part belongs.
Professional Training & Credentials
Education
- M.A., Mental Health Counseling – Fordham University, New York
- M.A.L.D., Political Psychology and International Affairs – Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Trainings + Certifications
- Certified Hakomi Therapist (CHT) – Hakomi Institute
- Completed Hakomi Levels 1 & 2 – Hakomi Institute
- Somatic Experiencing (SE) Beginnings I, II, III – Somatic Experiencing International
- Trained in Applying Mindfulness to Clinical Work – National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 Certified – IFS Institute
- Certified Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist – PRATI (Psychedelic Research and Training Institute)
- Certified in Psychedelic Integration: Premise and Promise – Fluence
- Certified Trauma-Conscious Yoga Teacher – Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method (TCYM)
- Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) – Kula Yoga, Brooklyn, NY
“She’s so damn real—and that’s exactly what I needed.”
- current therapy client
"I walked in disconnected. I walked out changed."
- Former therapy client
“I’ve become someone I actually recognize—and love.”
- current therapy client
“From buzzing to grounded—every single time.”
- current therapy client
“Fifteen years of therapy—no one has ever seen me like she does.”
- current therapy client
“It is not uncommon that at the end of a session both sad and happy tears have been shed by us both. Tissues abound. ”
- former therapy client
“Even when I don’t have the words, Sybil gets what I’m trying to say.”
- current therapy client
“There’s a kind of magic in the way she holds space—fierce, loving, and so real.”
- former therapy client
Deep in the jungles of Peru—at a time in my life when I felt profoundly lost—I remembered something essential: I have always known how to sit with the darkness of another. That knowing, quiet and unwavering, became my compass. It led me toward this path, where bearing witness to others’ pain feels not just natural, but sacred.
What inspired me to become a therapist
Walking in the park with my daughter, drinking matcha at my local coffee shop, cooking dinner for family and friends or practicing yoga anywhere I can.
When I’m not in the therapist chair, you can probably find me:
My yoga mat, tea, my girlfriends.
Three things that keep me grounded:
Exercise, eat oatmeal, get silly with my daughter and husband .
Every morning, I:
Beyond the Credentials
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