Education
Postdoctoral Diploma
Postdoctoral
Diploma in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy:
Adelphi University – Derner Institute: Postdoctoral Institute for
Psychotherapy
Garden City, NY
PsyD.
Yeshiva
University
New York, NY
MA
Yeshiva
University
New York, NY
BS
State University of New York
Honors, Awards and Organizations
Registrant # 42614 – National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
American College of Advanced Practice Psychologists - Founding Fellow
Yeshiva University - Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology – Member: Executive Board of Governors
Adelphi Society for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis – Former Member: Executive Board
National Association for the Advancement of Psychology - Member
Adelphi Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy - Member
National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers - Member of the Board of Directors
License
Work Experience
6/00 - Present
Webmaster - National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers
9/99 - Present
Webmaster - Rescue Health Care Day
6/95
– Present
Ferkauf Graduate School of
Professional Psychology at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine -
Bronx, NY
Adjunct Supervisor of Psychotherapy
8/93
– 5/99
State University of New York -
Old Westbury, NY
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
7/92 – 12/99
Lifechanges, P.C. Great Neck, NY
Topic focused group psychotherapy aimed at
helping an individual deal with the stresses concomitant with changes in
his or her everyday life.
9/91
– Present
Postdoctoral Psychotherapy
Center
Adelphi University Garden City, NY
Individual outpatient psychotherapy with a low fee, moderate income
patient base. Experience with anxiety and depressive disorders,
personality disorders, suicidal and homicidal patients and those
currently taking prescribed psychoactive pharmaceuticals.
7/85
– Present
Private Practice
Great Neck, NY
Individual, couple. group and family outpatient
psychotherapy. Experience with anxiety and depressive disorders,
personality disorders, alcoholic and substance abusing patients,
suicidal and homicidal patients and those currently taking prescribed
psychoactive pharmaceuticals.
7/94 – 9/97
Brick Kiln Provider Network Bohemia,
NY
Individual, couple. group and family outpatient
psychotherapy. Experience with anxiety and depressive disorders,
personality disorders, alcoholic and substance abusing patients,
suicidal and homicidal patients and those currently taking prescribed
psychoactive pharmaceuticals
Director of Public Communications – Prepared
and published a newsletter for network providers
7/83 - 6/86
Angelo J. Mellilo Center for
Mental Health Glen Cove, NY
Individual, family and group outpatient
psychotherapy with both court ordered and self-referred patients.
Psychological evaluation and assessment. Crisis Intervention.
Consultation. Supervision. Research in psychological
processes. Treatment of drug addictions, alcohol problems, issues
surrounding HIV infections, incest and child and spousal abuse
cases.
5/82-6/83
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
Brentwood, NY
Internship
Individual and group psychotherapy of acutely ill inpatient women. Milieu therapy, medication educational groups. Psychological evaluations. Ego function Assessments. Interdisciplinary patient progress evaluations and treatment planning. Family intervention, crisis counseling, suicide management. Treatment of drug
and alcohol addictions
2/80 – 2/83
Middle Earth Crisis and Referral
Center - Bellmore, NY
Counselor
9/80 - 9/81
Safe Home – Nassau County
Coalition on Domestic Violence
Nassau County, NY
Individual, family and group outpatient
psychotherapy with both court ordered and self-referred patients.
Psychological evaluation and assessment. Crisis Intervention.
Consultation. Supervision. Research in psychological processes.
Treatment of drug addictions, alcohol problems, issues surrounding HIV
infections, incest and child and spousal abuse cases.
9/80 – 9/81
North Shore University Hospital
Psychiatric Day Treatment Center
Manhasset, NY
Internship