Unfortunately, I had to give it up a while ago to do my part to protect clients and family during the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore, all my sessions until further notice are via Teletherapy, and all sessions are done over ZOOM’s secure HIPPA-compliant video therapy platform.

Monday – 12 Noon – 6:00 PM

Tuesday – 12 Noon – 6:00 PM

Wednesday – 12 Noon – 6:00 PM

Thursday – 12 Noon – 6:00 PM

Friday – 12 Noon – 5:00 PM

My fee is $175.00 per hour session.

Payments are most commonly made through Venmo. Payments can also be made by Check or Credit Card via PayPal. If you pay by PayPal a $5 extra charge will be added to pay for this service. If you have to pay by check, the check needs to arrive prior to your scheduled session time.

Payment is due in full prior to each session on the day services are rendered.

I am an “Out of Network” Provider which means that if your insurance policy covers Out of Network therapists, you will be reimbursed up to 70% of my fee depending on your individual insurance policy. Check your coverage carefully by asking the following questions:

Do I have outpatient mental health benefits for out-of-network therapists? What is my deductible and has it been met?

How many sessions per calendar year does my plan cover? How much does my plan cover for an out-of-network provider?

What is the coverage amount per therapy session?

Yes, I have a sliding scale fee for a percentage of my clientele that qualify. At this time, I have no vacancies for sliding scale clients, but I can put you on a waiting list if you are interested. How long you would have to wait is, on average, 3-6 months.

The law protects the confidentiality of all communications between a client and a psychotherapist. I cannot disclose information without written permission (see “Confidentiality and HIPPA Regs”). However, there are several exceptions to this rule.

Suspected child abuse or dependent adult or elder abuse – the law requires me to report this to the appropriate authorities immediately.

If a client threatens serious bodily harm to another person/s, I must notify the police and inform the intended victim.

If a client intends to harm himself or herself, I will make every effort to enlist their cooperation in ensuring their safety. If they do not cooperate, I will take further measures without their permission to ensure their safety.

Yes, if you’re coming for the first time, please review, complete, and sign (if necessary) the following forms, then email them before your first session. Taking care of this before our visit will make our first session is more productive (and less expensive for you – if you give me this initial information before we start, we won’t have to waste a session or two getting this information).

These forms consist of the following: client intake form; confidentiality & limits thereof; HIPPA regulations; policy and procedures of your treatment plan (issues that you want to work on); consent to release information form (If you would like me to coordinate your care with another provider (i.e., your psychiatrist, endocrinologist, etc.), please complete this form.).

You must read each form in its entirety, download, sign, and return the form via email

Please download the forms, sign them if necessary, and email them back to: [email protected] or mail them to me via snail mail at 112H Nottingham Rd., Bedford Hills, NY 10507.

Please note – We will work on a thorough treatment plan in the future, but it is good to start thinking about some of the issues you want to address.

People come into therapy for many reasons – some need to respond to unexpected changes in their lives, while others seek self-exploration and personal growth. When coping skills are overwhelmed by guilt, doubt, anxiety, or despair, therapy can help.

Therapy can provide support, problem-solving skills, and enhanced coping for anxiety, lack of confidence, relationship troubles, unresolved childhood issues, bereavement, spiritual conflicts, stress management, depression, body image issues, creative blocks, etc.

People seeking psychotherapy are willing to take responsibility for their actions, work towards self-change and create greater awareness in their lives.

Several benefits are available from participating in psychotherapy. Often it is helpful to know that someone understands.

Therapy can provide a fresh perspective on a complex problem or point you in the direction of a solution. Many people find therapy a tremendous asset to managing personal growth, interpersonal relationships, family concerns, and the hassles of daily life.

The benefits you obtain from therapy depend on how well you use the process and practice what you learn.

Therapy helps you attain a better understanding of yourself and your personal goals and values and improve your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence

You can learn to develop skills for improving your relationships and discover new ways to solve problems.

Therapy helps you find a resolution to the issues or concerns and find new ways to release stress, worry, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, etc. Through therapy, you can get “unstuck” from unhealthy patterns – breaking old behaviors and develop new ones.

Working with a therapist can help improve your communications skills, learn how to listen to others, and have others listen to you.

Length of therapy will depend on the extent of the problems/issues a client has and how much they want to work on them. Some clients find themselves in crisis for one reason or another and come into therapy until the crisis gets figured out or passes.

Others want to go beyond the crisis and learn more and more about themselves and how they can contribute more to the world. It’s a personal decision on how much they want and when they want to go.

Anybody could feel better after the first session if you connect with your therapist and get a sense of hope that you will receive the help you need. With the “accelerated” methods I use, you can feel better much quicker over the shorter term because my methods help release the root causes of your problems which traditional talk therapy does not and cannot do.

How much you feel better and how much time it will take also depends on the amount and complexity of the issues you bring into therapy. Again, over the short term, the methods I use are much Quicker, Easier, and Much More Effective than traditional talk therapy.

Length of treatment depends on the level of intensity and duration of the disturbing event/events the client initially experienced.

Yes, most definitely! Even though the medical model still believes that “faulty” genes mainly cause anxiety, I beg to differ.

Based on my multiple experiences with clients, traumatic experiences in our childhood can cause anxiety regardless of bad genes. I know this because my clients release their anxiety regularly. After all, I use methods to address anxiety at its roots and the trauma initially caused the problem.

And the same goes for trauma. I use brain-based methods to penetrate the deepest parts of the brain to where the trauma is and release it, thereby releasing the negative thoughts, beliefs, and feelings initially caused by the trauma.

Traditional talk therapy cannot release this trauma because it only affects the brain’s surface layers and cannot penetrate the deeper layers of trauma.

I attended the Clinical-Advanced Standing Program of Columbia University’s School of Social Work and received my Master of Social Work degree from Columbia University.

I have received certification and/or training in E.M.D.R., Brainspotting, W.H.E.E. Therapy, Integrated Energy Therapy (a form of E.F.T.), Reiki, Hypnosis, Couples and Family Therapy, Total Biology, Bio-Reprogramming, and many other modalities.

Since 1999, I have maintained a private practice as a psychotherapist and have treated adults with anxiety, worry, fear, phobias, panic, PTSD, depression, anger, pain issues, etc.

If you want to know more details about my professional training, click here. Or give me a call, and I will be happy to provide details.

I use Alternative therapeutic methods such as EMDR, Brainspotting, Parts Therapy, WHEE Therapy, Ask and Receive, and other effective release techniques to help people release the disturbing memories that create their negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. These methods are relatively straightforward, quick, and very effective in resolving and removing one’s issues.

Based on professional experience, once disturbing memories and any emotional connections are released, so too are the issue(s) that the client initially had and wanted to address. Therefore, the treatment length depends on the intensity and duration of the disturbing event/events the client initially experienced.

It’s straightforward. We talk about what issue(s) the client wants to work on, then the client chooses what method they want to use to work on the issue, and then we spend most of the rest of the session working on releasing that issue. These methods are relatively quick, easy, and very effective in resolving and releasing one’s issues.

Length of treatment depends on the level of intensity and duration of the disturbing event/events the client initially experienced.

I expect that people who come to my practice are serious about releasing their issues, being on time, actively participating, thinking about issues before and in-between sessions, and are willing to release their issues based on the methods I use.

Because of my struggle in my younger years to overcome my childhood issues, I have become a seasoned professional with many years of experience helping different people with very different problems. In addition, I have great empathy, understanding, and compassion for those having problems in their life because of my past. It has also made me a good listener.

My knowledge, years of experience, and expertise working with these more effective methods have benefitted many other people by releasing their pain and discomfort. I will also help you release yours so you can be happier, more confident, and more successful!

And my personal qualities of being grounded, down-to-earth, easy to talk to, trustworthy, committed, and integrous don’t hurt either. I also have a great deal of respect for the client and am sensitive to their individual process.

In my younger years, I spent 10 years in talk therapy for my anxiety, bouts of depression, and anger/rage but walked out of therapy 10 years later with pretty much the same amount of these issues. This experience motivated me to find other therapies that were more effective in releasing the roots of my problems caused by the trauma in my childhood.

As a result, I found the miraculous therapies and methods I now use to help my clients, such as EMDR, Brainspotting, etc., to help them release their issues.

And I still use these methods when I find that I need to release another “layer of the onion” related to my problems and issues.

My wife is my best friend, and we do pretty much everything together. We love nature and take advantage of partaking in it whenever we can.

We enjoy the woods, parks (national or otherwise), being on the water from mountain lakes to the scenes along the ocean, or simply looking at landscapes as we travel or drive around.

We enjoyed going out to eat a lot and will continue that activity again when we feel more comfortable doing so.

And we also share our enjoyment of engaging in activities that help us continue to grow, become more aware, and contribute more to the world.

And, at one time, we enjoyed going to antique shows, tag sales, and the like to look for things that particularly piqued our interest. We ended up with some pretty interesting antiques, including a couple of hundred-year-old items, one being a Victrola record player that still works and another being a Singer Sewing machine that I used to make our bedroom curtains.

How many narcissists does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one. All he has to do is hold it in place while the world revolves around him.

At a job interview for a new receptionist: “I see you used to be employed by a psychotherapist. Why did you leave?”

“Well, I just couldn’t win. If I was late to work, I was hostile; if I was early, I was anxious; and if I was on time, I was obsessional.”

My friend told me that he enrolled in a therapy group for procrastinators. They haven’t conducted the first session yet.

I don’t need therapy. What I need is for these squirrels to stop singing Pink Floyd.

How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but the bulb has got to WANT to change.

Why did Waldo go to therapy? To find himself

Therapy helps… but screaming obscenities is faster and cheaper

Today I will be mindful and live in the moment… unless in the moment is uncomfortable in which case I will eat a cookie.

There are only two times I feel stress… Day and Night.

If you have more questions, please schedule a free 20-minute Consultation by emailing at: [email protected] or calling or texting me at (914) 391-4350.

Thank you, and have a good day!