Do you feel emotionally exhausted from overthinking, people-pleasing, relationship conflict, or constantly questioning yourself? Perhaps you've spent so much energy caring for others that you've lost connection with your own needs and voice? Many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, lonely, or stuck in painful relational patterns they can’t seem to break — even when they are highly self-aware. Therapy offers a space to slow down, deepen self-understanding, and begin creating more authentic and fulfilling ways of relating to yourself and others. My approach is warm, relational, mindfulness-based, and insight-oriented. Together, we explore the emotional patterns, beliefs, and experiences that may be keeping you stuck while helping you build greater self-trust, emotional clarity, and self-compassion.

Dr. Potashkin received her BA, with honors, from Clark University, a nationally-renowned psychology department. The psychology faculty elected her into Phi Beta Kappa, an academic honor. She completed her masters and Ph.D. (1981) at Yeshiva University. She is also a certified School Psychologist in New York State. She published an article in 1993 entitled “The relative efficacy of Ritalin and biofeedback in the treatment of hyperactivity”.

I believe there is an inherent wisdom of mind and body that everyone has, but sometimes can get lost or forgotten. Are you feeling out of sync with yourself or in your relationships? Struggling with old choices and memories that keep coming up? Feeling like you know who you want to be, but just can't seem to make it happen? Are you noticing that stress from work, relationships, or finances is getting out of control? Is it time to get out of your head and back into your life? Have you been having trouble sleeping or feeling like you can never really relax?
I have focused on working with men experiencing difficulty with addiction, depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, attachment wounds, couple's work, grief and loss, medical problems, and legal system involvement. My experience and training have allowed me to work with many areas of strugg

I am a board certified music therapist, and Marriage and Family Therapist and my company Get In Tune specializes in using music to work in addiction treatment centers