Find A Psychologist in Shelter Island, NY.

My professional orientationis total mind and body approach to health and wellness. We explore psychoanalytic perspectives, nutrition, lifestyle, and integrative medicine. Utmost respect and attention is given to individual needs and goals. Most psychological states of mind have a physical component as well. Mind and body are treated as one continuum.

There are many different types of therapists out there, with a variety of specialties, levels and types of training and experience. Trying to understand these differences and finding the type of therapist that is right for you can be confusing and sometimes frustrating. A Psychologist is a mental health professional who has an earned Doctoral Degree and passed the most rigorous professional training and licensing requirements in the field. These professionals most typically focus their practice on talk or behavioral therapies and have the widest variety of and deepest understanding of and training in therapeutic techniques. Psychologists are capable of working with the widest variety of issues including the most complex and challenging types of mental health issues.

As a clinical psychologist, I provide both psychotherapy and psychological testing. Because much information on psychotherapy is on this website, I will describe the testing. Psychological testing is an efficient way to gain a better understanding of yourself or your child. The type of testing I conduct includes: ADHD/ADD, personality (to gain an understanding of yourself to enhance therapy), gastric bipass and lapband readiness, readiness for fertility treatments/surrogacy, gifted evaluations, fitness for duty, IQ, and other mental health concerns (i.e., depression, schizophrenia).