Susan Smith Berenzweig, Psy.D.

I am a licensed psychologist with extensive experience treating adults, children and families. My practice is located in my home office in Mamaroneck, NY. I also am a clinical supervisor and teacher of psychology students on the graduate and post-doctoral levels. My clinical areas of expertise include: trauma and crisis, anxiety and stress reduction, ADHD, women's issues, divorce-related support, integrated psychological assessments, and brief, strength-based treatment models.

Education

Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York. Master of Arts in Psychology, 1990.

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Elisha Benjamin Andrews Scholar, 1971.

EMDR International Association. Certified Therapist in EMDR, 1995.

Specialized Experience

• Trauma treatment, EMDR Certified Therapist
• Families in crisis - including dealing with serious illness, divorce.
• Solution-focused, short-term treatment approach emphasizing strength-based collaboration with client and narrative approaches.
• Couples counseling.
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - multi-modal approach including comprehensive assessment, parent/family guidance, school consultation. ADHD in adults and children.
• Psychological testing and evaluation, including neuropsychological screening. Particular expertise in integrated findings and assessment of interacting emotional and learning styles.
• Preschool children psychotherapy and assessment

Employment History

Independent Practice (March 1993 - present). Member, United Health Care panel.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, The Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University (2009 - present). "Appraisal of Personality" course.

Supervising Psychologist, Center for Preventive Psychiatry (now Andrus Mental Health), Yonkers NY (October 1996 - 2008). Mental health clinic serving multi-problem families in Yonkers.

Adjunct Clinical Supervisor, The Ferkauf Graduate School (2000 - 2008). Supervision for psychology graduate students.

Publications

Evans, Richard and Susan Berenzweig, "Early Intervention for ADD" (1996) in Early Intervention for High Risk Children: Preventive Psychiatry in Action. Art Zelman, M.D. (ed.) p.85-102, New York: Jason Aronson.

Berenzweig, Susan and E. Greenblatt. (1992) A New assessment measure for impulsivity and inattention in four year olds. New Research Poster presented at meetings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, D.C. October 1992.

Greenblatt, Edward and S. Berenzweig. (1992) A Continuous performance test for preschoolers. New Research Poster presented at meetings of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, D.C. October 1992.

The PMT: A Measure of Attention and Impulsivity in Preschoolers. (1992) Doctoral dissertation. Yeshiva University.

Topics for Community Presentations

"Positive Discipline"

"Does My Child Need Help?"

"Adoption

"Understanding Special Education"

Frequent presentations to school and day care staffs in Westchester on child development, behavior management and other topics of interest to parents and educators.

Radio and Television appearances: including WBAI -- call in show (September 22, 2001) on helping children handle trauma following September 11.

Continuing Education Highlights

Psychological Trauma conferences include:

Bessel van der Kolk, F. Putnam, J. Herman and others. annual attendance 1998-present.

Clinical approaches with issues of trauma and intimacy. Consultation with Dr. John Gottman. June 2006.

Three Views of Traumatic Stress. Bessel van der Kolk, Robert Scaer, Steven Porges: Denver, CO, January 26-28, 2001.

ISTSS (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies) Conference 2004, New Orleans, LA.

EMDR Level I and II: Wm Zangwill, Ph.D. and Francine Shapiro.Ph.D. September and November 2000.

EMDRIA Conference 2003, Denver, CO.

An EMDR Refresher Course: Responding to the Disaster. November 17,2001.

Rorschach tutorial with John Exner and staff. 5 Day Workshop. Asheville, NC.

Workshops and supervision (more than 40 hours) on solution-focused, brief therapy with Bill O'Hanlon, Michael White and others.

Conferences on Children and the Law, relating to custody and adoption.

Legal and Ethical Risk Management in Professional Psychology. Eric Harris, Ed.D., J.D. APAIT sponsored: 1999, 2000, 2001

Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update. WCPE

Memberships

American Psychological Association; New York State Psychological Association; Westchester County Psychological Association; Member: Division of Woman's Issues; EMDRIA (EMDR International Association)