I am a clinical psychologist in private practice in Summit N.J., and a on the staff at Overlook Hospital in Summit. In my practice, I work with teenagers, adults and couples with a special interest in helping people cope and manage chronic illness. I have lectured nationally and internationally and authored more than 50 publications on subjects including the stressful effects of the economic recession, terrorism and effects on children’s mental health, building resilience, and postpartum depression.
The death of Steve Jobs has had a profound impact on all of us. Most of us never knew him, never met him, but are feeling the loss on a very up-close and personal level. In fact, we do feel that we knew him. His very existence has had a profound impact on our [...]
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Every once in a while in my psychotherapy practice, a parent with whom I work “discovers” that their teenager is using drugs. This awareness usually comes as a result of sleuthing. Sometimes the outcome is positive: The parent confronts the teen and usually treatment or drug rehabilitation follows. And sometimes, the result is feelings of [...]
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