Avi Miodownik (he/him)

Psychologist

Contact Info

Licenses

Psychologist
New York
Psychologist
New Jersey

Avi Miodownik, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, licensed in New York and New Jersey, specializing in adults and older adults coping with health-related changes and aging.

His specialized training includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with particular application to chronic illness, values-based coping, and health-related adjustment; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), a first-line evidence-based treatment for insomnia with strong relevance to women across reproductive life stages including perimenopause and postmenopause; Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (Brief CBT-CP); Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), a structured intervention developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering for individuals facing serious illness and cancer; Interpersonal Therapy for Depression (IPT-D), targeting mood in the context of role transitions, grief, and relationship change; and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples.

Specialties

Alzheimer’s/Dementia
Chronic Illness
Chronic Pain
Depressive Disorders
Grief
Sleep Disorders/Insomnia
Geriatric
Major Illness
Trauma
Caregivers

Modalities

Individuals
Couples
Family
Group

Special Populations

Active Military/Veterans
HIV/AIDS
First Responders
LGBTQIA+

Treatment Methods

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Attachment-based
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Emotionally Focused Couple's Therapy (EFCT)
Integrative
Interpersonal (IPT)
Motivational Interviewing
Multicultural
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Psychodynamic
Relational
Brief Psychotherapy
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Age Groups

Adults
Elders (65+)