She was trained at Brown, Columbia, UCSD, the NYU Child Study Center, and the Mindful Center. Dr. Z works with tweens, teens, and young adults (ages 12 and up) struggling with chronic pain, injury, and illness. As an integrative doctor, Dr. Z addresses psychological, biological and social factors affecting health using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and other evidence-based treatments, and provides a safe space for children and families to work through physical and emotional pain. As a consultant, she works with medical doctors, hospitals, and clinics providing case consultation and trainings on CBT for pediatric pain and illness.