Joan Lavender

Psychologist, Psy.D.

Contact Info

212-866-0461
drjlavender@gmail.com
Website

Licenses

  • Psychologist
    New York

  • Psychologist
    Connecticut

Location

New York, New York 10025
Telephone: 212-866-0461

A good therapist knows that relating to someone solely in terms of his or her symptoms or diagnosis can never speak to the uniqueness of any individual. A solid therapist can help even if you think you should “just get over it”, and “put the past behind you”. A skilled therapist not only recommends that you get more in touch with yourself, but shows you how to do this. Your therapist should convey a sense of comfort, thoughtfulness and responsiveness, no matter what you share with them, from the first to the final session.

Recent Additional Trainings: Motivational interviewing, EMDR, Strategies for Working with Anxiety, New Developments in Treatment of PTSD, Cannabis and Mental Health, Grief, Clinical Psychopharmacology, Bardo Teachings for Therapists, What the Public wants from Therapy, Understanding the Eight Senses, Hate and the Totalitarian Object: The Fascist Turn

I’m a clinical psychologist with thirty years experience, working with people to create less painful, more satisfying, balanced and interesting lives.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/35625



Specialties

  • Depression
  • Relationship Issues
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Personality Disorders