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Allen Bergson, LCSW
Address:
11 Riverside Drive Suite 3Y
Address 2:
New York, NY 10023
Phone Numbers:
(212) 595-9325
E-mail:
Modes of Treatment:
Individuals, Couples
Age Range of Patients:
Adults from early years to late life
Insurance Accepted:
Medicare, GHI
Fee Range:
Sliding scale, from $100 to $175
Specializations:
Alcohol and Drug Problems, Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Bipolar Conditions, Career and Work Concerns, Caregiver Stress, Creativity Challenges, Depression, Financial Stress, Grief, Separation and Mourning, Interpersonal Issues, Men’s Issues, Personality Disorders, Separation and Divorce, Sexual Abuse, Smoking Cessation, Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress
Therapeutic Modalities:
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy; Hypnosis (including hypnotherapy); Mindfulness Training; Meditation Practice
Additional Certification or Specialized Training:
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis; NYSEPH (Certification in Hypnosis); Ph.D. in English Literature (Univ. of California, Berkeley); Training in EMDR; NPAP Neuropsychoanalytic Study Group
Memberships:
New York State Soc. Of Clinical Social Workers; American Assoc. of Psychoanalytic Clinical Social Workers; Faculty and Supervisor, NPAP; Former Dean of Faculty and Curriculum, Harlem Family Institute; Division 39, American Psychological Association
Personal Statement:
Perhaps I can best introduce myself by mentioning the elements of change and constancy in my work as a psychotherapist from the beginning of my practice in 1979 until the present. I have been constant in my exploration of unconscious processes, in others and in myself; I have also maintained a constant interest in and a fascination with literature as both a source and expression of the richness and wonder of the human soul—the same wonder and richness that emerge in the clinical encounter. My great change as a therapist is that my primary concern is no longer with the patient as the one who is ill and must be made well, but with the relationship between therapist and patient as the environment in which the patient changes.
Office Location:
Upper West Side, Manhattan