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Certified Supervisors

The following members of The Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies are qualified to provide supervision for licensing/certification in their respective fields.

 

Denise Ardito, LCSW

973-477-5480

Ramsey, NJ 07446

 

Elana Blumenthal, LCSW

201-960-1812

Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

 

Mosse Burns, LCSW

201-599-3399

Oradell, NJ 07649

 

Robert Ciampi, LCSW

973-865-5012

Montclair, NJ 07042

 

Margaret Debrot, LCSW

201-444-4323

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

 

Bill Goldberg, LCSW

201-894-8515

Englewood, NJ 07631

 

Lorna Goldberg, LCSW

201-894-8515

Englewood, NJ 07631

 

Nicole E. Grace, LCSW

201-803-9193

Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

 

Joyce Grossbard, LCSW

201-541-6888

Englewood, 07631

 

Anat Joseph, LCSW

201-755-3788

Teaneck, NJ 07666

 

Regina Minsky, LCSW

201-803-0446

Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

 

Lori Phelan, LCSW

201-320-6334

Pompton Plains, NJ 07444

 

Zachary Schwartz, LCSW

201-776-6794

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

 

Lisa Sokoloff, LCSW

201-567-7707

Englewood, NJ 07631

 

Directory

Denise Ardito, LCSW
Ramsey, NJ
Phone: 973-477- 5480
Email: DenisearditoLCSW@yahoo.com
Areas of Practice: Adolescents, Young Adults and Adults

Natasha Baron, MD
Fair lawn, NJ 07410
Phone: 201-334-4237 (Office)
Email: gandagirlmd@yahoo.com
Areas of Practice: Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
In-Network Insurance: Aetna, Horizon BCBS – PPO, Horizon BCBS – HMO, Medicare, Cigna

Myrna Block – Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
Clifton, NJ 07012
Phone: (c) 201-906-8496
Email: mblock161@gmail.com

Elana Blumenthal, MSW, LCSW, NCPsya
Fair Lawn, NJ
Phone: 201-960- 1812
Email: elanablumenthal@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Adult, Adolescents, Couples, Eating Disorder

Dvora Brandstatter, LSW
Westfield, NJ and Teaneck, NJ
Phone: 917-359- 9162
Email: digel593@aol.com
Areas of Practice: Adults, Adolescents and Families

Jennifer Bristol, LCSW
Oradell, NJ 07649
Phone: 201-862-4015
Email: embracingstages@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Young adults, adults, and seniors. Grief and loss, chronic illness, terminal illness, aging, caregiving, infertility, hormone imbalance
Insurance: Horizon BCBS – PPO, Horizon BCBS – HMO, Medicare, Optum/United Behavioral Health

*Mosse Burns, MSW, LCSW
Oradell, NJ
Phone: 201-599- 3399
Email: Mosse.burns@verizon.net
Areas of Practice: Individual, Marriage, Geriatrics, and Caregivers Issues

Diana Ceron, LPC
Millburn, NJ and Florham Park, NJ
Phone: 201-284- 8040
Email: dianalceron@yahoo.com
Areas of Practice: Children, Adolescents and Adults, Anxiety and Depression
In-network with insurance: Aetna, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Qualcare

Robert C. Ciampi, LCSW
Montclair, NJ 07042 and Midland Park, NJ 07432
Phone: 973-865-5012
Email: counseling@rciampi.com
Areas of Practice: Anxiety, Depression, Couples, Adolescents 15+, Anger Management, Assertiveness Training, Certified DBT Skills Training Instructor, Certified Social Work Supervisor
In-Network Insurance: Cigna

*Margaret Debrot, LCSW
Ridgewood, NJ
Phone: 201-444- 4323
Email: mdebrot@genuinepsychotherapy.com
Areas of Practice: Areas of Practice: Children, Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults.

Erica Dietsche, LPC
Phone: 201-248-3919
Email: ericadietsche@gmail.com

Joanna dos Santos, M.A., L.P.C.
Florham Park, NJ
Phone: 908-244-8889
Email: jdscounseling@gmail.com
Area of Practice: Adolescents, Adults, Individuals, Couples, Imago Based Relationship Therapy, Terminal Illness, EMDR, REIKI II.
In-network with insurance: Aetna, and Cigna
Other languages: Polish

Stella Freid, LCSW
Phone: 201-981-0732
Email: Stellafreid@gmail.com

*Lorna Goldberg, LCSW
Englewood, NJ
Phone: 201-894- 8515
Email: lorna@blgoldberg.com

Areas of practice: Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Specialty: Cult-Related Issues.

*William Goldberg, LCSW
Englewood, NJ
Phone: 201-894- 8515
Email: Blgoldberg@aol.com
Areas of Practice: Cults, Adults, Adolescents

*Nicole Grace, LCSW, PsyA
Fair Lawn, NJ
Phone: 201-803- 9193
Email: nicoleegrace@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Adults, Couples and Infertility Issues

*Thomas Grace, PsyD, PsyA
Fair Lawn, NJ
Phone: 201-207- 2199
Email: ThomasGracePsyD@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Child, Adolescents, Adult Therapy & Psychological Assessment

Joyce M. Grossbard, LCSW
Englewood, NJ
Phone: 201-541- 6888
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212- 262-6789
Email: joyce.grossbard@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Children, Adults and Couples

*Anat Joseph, LCSW, PsyA
Teaneck, NJ
Phone: 201-755- 3788
Email: anat.joseph@gmail.com
Area of practice: Adults, Children and Adolescents – Anxiety, Depression and Trauma
Other languages: Hebrew and German

Joel Kaplan, LSW
Teaneck, NJ
Phone: 201-686- 8938
Email: ymkaplan@gmail.com
Area of Practice: Adults

Catherine Lawrence, LPC
Ramsey, NJ
Phone: 551-795- 2254
Email: clawrence62@optonline.net
Area of Practice: Adults, Adolescents, and Children

*Rhonda Liss, LCSW
Paramus, NJ
Phone: 201-401- 0727
Email: rhondajliss@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Adults, and Couples

Nita Lutwak, PhD, NCPsyA
New York, NY
Phone: 212-995- 0566
Email: NitaLutwak@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Individuals, Couples, Group

Lourdes Melendez, LPC, PsyA
Oradell, NJ
Phone 973-922- 0116
Email: lourdesjmelendez@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Individual, children and adolescents
Insurance: Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Laura Mezhiborsky, LSW
Phone: 347-840-3173
Email: lariskam@gmail.com

*Regina Minsky, LCSW, PsyA
Cliffside Park, NJ
Teaneck, NJ
Phone: 201-803- 0446
Email: reginaminsky@yahoo.com
Areas of practice: Adults, Groups, and Supervision
Insurance: Aetna, Cigna, Medicare and Qualcare

Brian Nandy, M.A., LPC, PsyA
Florham Park, NJ and Bayonne, NJ
Phone: 908-219- 9008
Email:empower@bncounseling.com
Areas of Practice: Life Transitions

Rosenna Pemberton, LAC
Bayonne, NJ
Phone: 973-558- 9768
Email: rhpemberton@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Adults, Adolescents and Families

Yerelyn Reyes-Strauss, LCSW
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: 646-207-9686
Email: yreyes08@hotmail.com

Debra Rosen, LSW
Englewood, NJ 07631
Phone: 201-970-8119
Email: rosen.debra210@gmail.com
Area of Practice: Children, Adolescents and Adults

Mindy Schacter, LCSW, PsyA
Fair Lawn, NJ
Phone: 201-417- 6800
Email: mbsl@aol.com
Areas of Practice: Adults

Zachary Schwartz, LCSW, PsyA
Montclair, NJ
Phone: 201-776- 6794
Email: zacharyschwartzlcsw@yahoo.com
Areas of Practice: Adults, Adolescents, Families

Lara Seymour, LCSW, PsyA
Fort Lee, NJ
Phone: 201-233- 7755
Email: laraseym@yahoo.com
Areas of Practice: Children, Adolescents, Families, Couples, Adults

Pari Sharifkashari, MA, LPC, LRC, PsyA
Franklin Lakes, NJ
Oradell, NJ
Phone: 201-847- 0273
Email: sharifpari1@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Relationships, Adults, Children, Adolescents, Inter-faith and Inter-culture relationships

*Carmela Shlahet, MS, PsyA
Allendale, NJ
Phone: 201-825- 1875
Email: cshlahet@gmail.com
Areas of Practice: Adults, Couples, Adolescents

*Lisa Sokoloff, LCSW
Englewood, NJ
Phone: 201-567- 7707
Email: lisasok@usa.net
Areas of Practice: Adults, Women’s issues, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
Insurance accepted: Medicare, United, Aetna, and Oxford

Arielle Treich, LCSW
Florham Park, NJ
Phone: 908-217- 7949
Email: ellentreich@gmail.com
Area of Practice: Adolescents, Adults, Individuals, Couples, Imago Relationship Therapy, and EMDR

Lauren Waddell-Krauss, LSW in NJ, LMSW in NY
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Work Phone: 201-837-9090, ext. 288
Email: Ljw211@nyu.edu
Areas of Practice: Adults, children and couples

* Denotes members who are Control Analysts in the program

About Us

The Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies welcomes you into an atmosphere where faculty and candidates are partners in the study of the depths and wonders of the human psyche. Our four year curriculum provides a strong foundation in classical psychoanalysis and prepares candidates for independent practice in adult or child and adolescent psychotherapy.

The Institute offers advanced post graduate training for candidates with a minimum of a Master’s Degree in a variety of fields including social work, psychology, counseling, psychiatry and nursing. Our approach is collegial—students are considered partners and participate in shaping the Institute’s programs, policies and practices. Our Psychotherapy Referral Service connects candidates and faculty with patients seeking therapy