Elana Dumont

Dr. Elana Dumont is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Forest Hills, NY.  Dr. Dumont provides evidenced-based therapy to women and families throughout pregnancy and postpartum, exploring feelings related to childbirth, managing personal and societal expectations, and developing coping skills when adjusting to the new role of motherhood.  

Dr. Dumont also works as the school psychologist at an independent school in Manhattan and specializes in working with children and families with anxiety, mood, and behavioral disorders as well. Dr. Dumont provides therapy in individual and group settings.

Areas of Specialty

• Pregnancy and postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and postpartum anxiety
• Social anxiety
• Depression
• Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Professional Education

Psy.D., School-Clinical Child Psychology; Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, 2015

Pre-Doctoral Internship: Jacobi Medical Center, 2015

MA, Mental Health Counseling; Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, 2010

B.A., Queens College, 2008

Certification

May 2017, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (sponsored by Postpartum Support International)

October 2015, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills with Multi-Problem Adolescents: Skills Updates, Teaching Strategies, and Engaging Teens and Caregivers, Great Neck, NY

Presented by: Jill Rathus, PhD and Alec Miller, PsyD

July 2016, 2016 Anchors of Emotional Intelligence Institute, Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence, New Haven, CT

Presented by: Marc Brackett, PhD

Presentations

Jan. 2018. Westchester County Psychological Association (WCPA) Clinical Division Event. Presentation: Maternal Mental Health and Perinatal Mood Disorders

2013 NYASP Conference. “Expanding the Role of the School Psychologist” Presentation: Chronic Illness and its Impact on School Children and Their Families. 

Appointment Scheduling: To schedule an appointment, please call 516-680-7080

Insurances Accepted: Out-of-network