In addition to the individual therapy I provide, I also conduct 5-session mental health evaluations. I find it both unprofessional and ludicrous that most agencies and clinicans diagnose someone in one or two sessions. If you are facing a problem with a job or school or legal issues, you want a highly trained and experienced professional with an ability to assess, diagnose and write to complete the evaluation upon which so much depends.

There are currently four social workers that work under me on a part-time basis. It is a diverse group that can handle a vast variety of problems and diagnoses. I have been involved in their training and supervision in all cases for several years and some for over decade. Prices for sessions with them range from $100 to $200 and can be conducted online or, in some cases, in person. I have full confidence in all of them. Additionally, there are about a half-dozen other therapists that I’ve trained or worked with in NJ that I am happy to recommend (and most of them take insurance and one of them takes medicaid).

Since the start of COVID, I’ve run a free, online group for Veterans every other Wednesday night starting at 8 pm. Sometimes I cut the group at 9, other times we stay on until 920 or so if the topic is heavy. The most common issues that members bring to group are, in order, marital /divorce, PTSD, alcohol problems, back injuries and/or a general sense of feeling purposeless. It’s a support group, not clincial. There are no records or notes. Potential members must be screened by me before their first group.

Also since 2020, I’ve run a free support group for therapists. We meet every 4 to 8 weeks, online. Most of the participants are former students or trainees or employees or colleagues. Interested professionals should email me.

Finally, I’ve updated my presentation page. While I continue to speak around the country on both suicide and marijuana, my most popular talks over the last year have been on social isolation and social media (they are often combined into one presentation). I’ve also recently created a training to address sports gambling by young males.