DOC JB

I was born and raised in northern New Jersey and pursued a doctoral degree at New York University from the mid 1980s through the early 1990s. I trained in New York City’s schools, clinics, and hospitals, including Kings County Hospital and SUNY - Brooklyn Health Science Center.  For almost thirty years, I have practiced psychology with children, adolescents, and adults–-in New Jersey near where I grew up and in New York City. Due to the pandemic, my work with patients is online.  I don't know when that will change.

 

I practice the Gestalt Therapy approach to psychotherapy which champions an authentic, therapeutic relationship and commitment to dialogue. I have studied, and continue to study, this approach in California, New York and abroad. I do not consider myself the “authority” who is there to solve my patient’s problems.  Rather, I work collaboratively with my patient to unravel meaning, to enhance awareness, and to discover or create choices that are more effective and authentic. I believe wholeheartedly in Anne Isabella Ritchie’s observation, “If you give a man a fish he is hungry again in an hour. If you teach him to catch a fish, you do him a good turn.”

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Over the years, I have worked with several hundred children, adolescents, and adults. I am pleased to know that people experience me as an empathic, genuine, and competent clinician who approaches patients with dedication and a sense of humor.

 

My practice is diverse and I see people of all ages and backgrounds.  I am especially interested in the care of older adolescents and young adults who are finding their way in the city. There is little I hear that surprises me and even less that I have not heard before. I support the resiliency of those in difficult situations and I am honored when asked to be a part of their journey.

 

I look forward to beginning our work together.

                                                                                                       ~JB