EXPERIENCE
Current Appointments:
Private Practice
Developmental / Supervising Psychologist
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York, NY 10128
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York, NY 10128
Previous Appointments:
Member of Mental Health Providers In Child Custody Evaluations
State of NY Appellate Division
New York, NY
Neuropsychologist, Consultant
Lenox Hill Hospital
Center for Learning Disorders
New York, NY
Neuropsychologist
Veterans Administration
Traumatic Brain Injury Team
New York, NY
Goodson Parker Wellness Center, Director
Mind Body Treatments
30 East 76th Street
New York, NY 10021
Develpmental Psychologist
Therapeutic Nursery
Karen Horney Clinic
New York, NY
Developmental Psychologist
Genetic Department
Long Island Jewish Hospital
Affiliated with Queens General Hospital
Long Island, NY
1985 - 1986
1976 - 1984
2008-2009
2009 - 2010
1996 - 2006
1982 - current
2005 - 2020
2005 - current
2005 - current
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Post Doctoral Certification
Neuropsychology
Fielding Institute
Manhattan Cluster
New York, N.Y. (2007)
Post Doctoral Certification
Psychoanalysis
American Institute for Psychoanalysis
New York, NY (1990)
Specialized Training:
Neurofeedback and Biofeedback Training
American Biotec
Tarrytown, NY
Rational Emotive Therapy
Albert Ellis Institute
Hypnosis Training
American Institute for Hypnotherapy
New York, NY (1980)
M.A. & Ph. D. Columbia University
New York, NY
2007
1990
1973
1980
1985 - 1986
1980 - 1984
ACCREDITATION
Diplomate in Forensic Evaluation in Child Custody
Evaluations, American College of Forensic Examiners
Expert Witness in Child Custody and Neuropsychological Evaluations
Specialty:
Individual, Family, Child and Adolescent Therapy
Forensic Work in Child Custody and Neuropsychology
Neuropsychological Evaluation with Evidence Based Cognitive Rehabilitation and Educational Placement
Mind/Body Treatment with Hypnosis, Pain Management, Habit Cessation, Guided Visual Imagery
Services:
Hypnosis for Habit Control / Pain Management
Mind / Body Work through Hypnosis
Guided Visual Imagery
Forensic Evaluations
Neuropsychological / Educational Evaluations
Meditation Training
Major Research Interests:
Basic Research: Cognitive development with particular emphasis on development of effective intervention strategies
Applied Research:
Socio-emotional development of children and parent-child relationships with emphasis on families, particularly where divorce, separation and / or loss are involved with a special focus on brain development.
Media Appearances:
Presentation to various television networks as an expert, including:
Holistic Treatment on Fox’s Judith Regan Show
Dream Analysis on Fox’s Morning program and NBC’s Morning Show
Yogababy on NBC’s Today Show, CNN’s Morning Show, ABC’s Good Morning Show, Discovery Channel’s Health Program, and ABC’s Regis and Kelly Live Show