About Dr. Posner
I actively and empathically support each person, as we explore your experience of yourself and your relationships with others. By gaining more understanding of past and present influences on your life, new choices become available, bringing insight and increasingly rewarding approaches to your life.
My psychotherapeutic approach is mainly interpersonal and psychodynamic. I help my patients look at their interactions with the people in their lives, and how those patterns might work for and against their happiness. I bring an advanced level of training and experience. This includes advanced training beyond the qualifications to be a psychologist, having obtained a certificate in psychoanalysis. I value creativity and individual expression, and earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.
As to what therapy would look like for you, that is something we would develop together to address your personal goals. While a weekly session is very productive, many people prefer to meet more frequently for more intensive work.
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Areas of Focus
Psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, and cognitive treatment approaches
Individual and couples' therapy
Relationship issues
Life goals
Treatment for anxiety and depression
LGBTQ-supportive therapy: well-informed, supportive therapy across spectrums of gender identity, sexual identity, and relationship structure
Health and end-of-life concerns
Clinical supervision for students and professionals
Education and Credentials
Dr. Deborah Posner has extensive clinical experience, beginning in 2000, providing both psychotherapy and deeper analysis. Dr. Posner earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in 2000 at The Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, at Adelphi University. She subsequently completed in-depth post-doctoral psychoanalytic training at The William Alanson White Institute, and currently provides supervision and training for doctoral students. Areas of Dr. Posner's experience include Infant Research, Attachment Studies, Health & Aging, and End-of-Life issues. Dr. Posner earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.
Professional Activity
Dr. Posner provides clinical supervision and professional training for professionals pursuing advanced training in psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy. She is a Supervisor of Psychotherapy at the William Alanson White Institute, and an active member of the professional and academic communities. Contact Dr. Posner to discuss professional supervision.
