Current Practice
1984 - Present
Private Practice of Integrative Psychiatry
License in NY and CT
Recent Workshops and Teaching
April 2021
Polyvagal Theory
Family Institute of Westchester
January 2017
Spirituality and Psychotherapy
Family Institute of Westchester
November 2017
Bad, Stupid and Weak: Shifting from Core States of Self-hatred Toward Self-compassion
Family Institute of Westchester
October 2015
Integrative Treatment of Anxiety
Family Institute of Westchester
October 2014
Hypnotic Induction of the Buddhist Sky Meditation in the Cognitive Management of Anxiety Disorders
European Society Of Hypnosis (Sorrento, Italy)
January 2013
Foundation of the Healing Relationship: Presence and Attunement
Family Institute of Westchester
October 2012
Healing Power of Mindful Presence, Use of Meditation Practice in Treatment of Anxiety
Family Institute of Westchester
2011
Inner Focused Healing States:
16-Session Course for Therapists
Family Institute of Westchester
2021
2023
Affiliations
1984 - 2004
American Psychiatric Association
2000 - Present
Family Institute of Westchester
Faculty Member
1995 - 2011
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
1990 - 1995
New York Society of Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy
Teaching Faculty
2016 - Present
Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
1997 - 2000
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Training
1986
Board Certification in Psychiatry
1999 - 2004
Training in an integrative, meditative healing system that combines elements of Eastern and Western spiritual and philosophical wisdom traditions taught by Jason Shulman at The Society of Souls
1996 - 1999
Training in mindfulness meditation and psychotherapy applications taught by ordained monk and psychoanalyst Dr. Diane Shainberg
1996 - 1998
​Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) training levels 1 and 2
1993 - 1999
Advanced training in hypnotherapy and Self-Relations Therapy with Dr. Stephen Gilligan
1987 - 1989
New York Society of Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy (NYSEPH) Certification Program
1976 - 1980
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), MD
1976
Yeshiva University, BA