Dr. Mike has been helping people of all ages live better lives for over a decade. While pursuing his doctoral training in clinical and school psychology from Hofstra University, he obtained specialized training in the treatment of anxiety disorders, phobias, trauma, depression, and student counseling.

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Dr. Mike has received specialized training through a variety of experiences. As a therapist in the Hofstra University Phobia and Trauma Clinic, he provided unique, technologically advanced treatments, such as Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, to patients whose fears inhibited their quality of life. Dr. Mike worked with college-aged students while working as a Student Counselor at Hofstra University, helping students with issues such as life transitions, stress management, and a number of other emotional difficulties. Additionally, Dr. Mike served as Crisis Counselor while at Hofstra University, providing students with proper crisis intervention and helping them recover from and process traumatic experiences.

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Dr. Mike then completed an internship at the Mental Health Association of Westchester County (MHA), where he gained experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families, in both outpatient settings and homeless shelters. Patients were given individual and group psychotherapy to help provide relief from a wide range of psychological disorders.

 

Following his internship, Dr. Mike obtained licensure while working at a private practice in Manhattan's Upper West Side, providing outpatient therapy and other services to children, adolescents, adults, parents, families, and groups. He engaged in home and school observations, functional behavior analyses, and created behavior plans to help children in a number of settings, while collaborating with parents, school psychologists, pediatricians, and other professionals. Additionally, he served as a coordinating educational psychologist, directing the clinical care and academic support for children, adolescents, and young adults who received academic coaching services, as well as students receiving homeschool services at the practice.

Additionally, Dr. Mike has taught a number of undergraduate psychology courses at Hofstra University, engaged in research in areas such as separation anxiety in children, motivation, and issues surrounding elder-abuse.

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Most recently, Dr. Mike has been providing specialized psychological services including evaluation, treatment, cognitive rehabilitation, and pain management to injured workers through the New York State Worker's Compensation Program.

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Dr. Mike was born and raised in Brooklyn and Queens, NY and currently lives in Long Island, NY with his wife, two daughters, and son. He is a musician, a home gardener, loves to read, fish, and is very active in his community, as a volunteer providing his synagogue with security on weekends.