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Who Am I?
Having been raised in a blue-collar family where I learned the values of honesty and hard work, I made my way to Harvard University as a student-athlete where I discovered Personality Theory, my area of concentration when I graduated with honors in 1972. Following graduation, I was employed for a year as a mental health worker at McLean Hospital, a renowned psychiatric treatment center outside of Boston, where I obtained invaluable hands-on experience and a sense of what a career in clinical psychology might actually be. The marriage of theoretical study and real world experience solidified my career choice and I've never looked back. I consider myself one of the fortunate few who is passionate about his work, even now after 40 years.
In 1973, I came to the doctoral program in clinical psychology, located within Northwestern University Medical School, having been drawn by the opportunity to do supervised clinical work literally from the first week of classes. After writing a dissertation studying patterns of interaction in families of schizophrenic versus well-adjusted adolescents, followed by a memorable internship at Michael Reese Hospital, I completed my doctorate in 1977. I immediately took a position, first as a Staff Psychologist then as Chief Psychologist, in the Adolescent Program of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, treating the full spectrum of inpatient, day hospital, and outpatient troubled teens and their families. I left the program in 1981 to devote myself to full-time private practice. Along the way, in 1978, I began teaching students, interns, residents, and post-docs as an Assistant Professor at NUMS, a position I held for 30 years.
Along with my practice and teaching, I wrote numerous professional journal articles and co-authored a successful book for clinicians on empathy and the process of therapy. The writing led to frequent speaking and presenting engagements at national conferences and workshops. Recently, I have published numerous articles on The Huffington Post and Medium.com concerning areas of psychological interest (links are included in the Media Section to follow).
For 40 years, I have devoted myself to helping adults, couples, adolescents and their families. In selecting a therapist, I advise people that they should have a strong feeling of positive chemistry and hope following our very first session. If that is not the case, chances are it would be best to move on.
In 1973, I came to the doctoral program in clinical psychology, located within Northwestern University Medical School, having been drawn by the opportunity to do supervised clinical work literally from the first week of classes. After writing a dissertation studying patterns of interaction in families of schizophrenic versus well-adjusted adolescents, followed by a memorable internship at Michael Reese Hospital, I completed my doctorate in 1977. I immediately took a position, first as a Staff Psychologist then as Chief Psychologist, in the Adolescent Program of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, treating the full spectrum of inpatient, day hospital, and outpatient troubled teens and their families. I left the program in 1981 to devote myself to full-time private practice. Along the way, in 1978, I began teaching students, interns, residents, and post-docs as an Assistant Professor at NUMS, a position I held for 30 years.
Along with my practice and teaching, I wrote numerous professional journal articles and co-authored a successful book for clinicians on empathy and the process of therapy. The writing led to frequent speaking and presenting engagements at national conferences and workshops. Recently, I have published numerous articles on The Huffington Post and Medium.com concerning areas of psychological interest (links are included in the Media Section to follow).
For 40 years, I have devoted myself to helping adults, couples, adolescents and their families. In selecting a therapist, I advise people that they should have a strong feeling of positive chemistry and hope following our very first session. If that is not the case, chances are it would be best to move on.
