Alongside my private practice, I co-founded the Feelings Collective in Tribeca, a beautiful, holistic space I invite you to visit. I am an adjunct professor at Columbia University and New York University, and previously served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and as an attending psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. My training includes Columbia University, Columbia University Medical Center, Maimonides Medical Center, and a postdoctoral fellowship at New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital, where I worked with 9/11 first responders for advanced trauma training. Soy bilingüe y hago terapia en inglés y en español.

Dr. Goorin

I work with children, adolescents, and adults in English or Spanish, specializing in loss, trauma, and family and relationship concerns. My approach is integrative, strengths-focused, and evidence-based (meaning, grounded in valid evidence). I believe humans are inherently resilient, yet coping strategies that once served us well may hinder healing and make it harder to return to our original level of functioning. In therapy, I help patients examine how they make sense of the world, build greater tolerance for difficult emotions, and reconnect with their natural coping abilities. This process fosters a more flexible mindset, strengthens hope, and supports richer, more vital lives. 

I fell in love with the vibrancy of  New York City when I came here nearly two decades ago for graduate school, and love how every street block feels like a collective culture of other nations. I am an avid runner, and profoundly cherish animals. I love laughing deeply, and have been found snorting my head off with close friends and patients alike. In my view, this is the goal of secure attachment. You may learn more about me from my blog. If you have any questions, I am driven by principles of self-disclosure as an opportunity to undo your aloneness.

I earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Gender Studies from Haverford College and studied psychology full-time at Universidad de Concepción in Chile. At Columbia University, I completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and master’s degrees in education, science, and philosophy. My clinical training included what we psychologists call an “externship” (education while still attaining my Ph.D.) at Bellevue Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center. I participated in an internship match at Maimonides Medical Center (while completing my Ph.D. hours) and a postdoctoral fellowship in trauma at New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital (after earning my Ph.D.), where I counseled 9/11 first responders for intensive trauma training. Fully fluent in Spanish, I can provide bilingual therapy and have specialized in interpersonal violence and abuse in New York, Boston, and Concepción, Chile. Soy bilingüe y hago terapia en español e inglés.

My research illuminates how potential trauma and loss affect adults, children, relationships, and families. I have studied the relationship between 9/11 survivors’ self-perceptions and their social functioning, contributed to an extensive investigation of loss and prolonged, complicated bereavement, and explored how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for parents of children undergoing bone marrow transplants affects the mental and physical health of both children and parents. For more on my investigative passions, kindly see my blog.