General Information About Us. We understand that clients would like to be assured that therapy will be tailored specifically for them and that they will feel comfortable with their therapist. Each of us is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of New York, and we all have experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of issues. Please read about us by clicking on our names above, and we will be happy to provide further guidance and information if you decide to call us for a complimentary phone consultation or to schedule an appointment.

Christiane Humke, Ph.D. (Ph.D., Fairleigh Dickinson University) received specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy through her work at North Shore University Hospital-Cornell Medical College and through a post-doctoral fellowship at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Humke has extensive experience in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders (including Panic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder). She helps individuals cope effectively with chronic illness, and has conducted workshops with breast cancer patients. In addition, she addresses work-related problems and career issues. She has complemented her clinical work with research on factors relevant to the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, adjustment issues in cancer patients and alcohol dependence. Dr. Humke has supervised doctoral students, psychiatry residents, and post-doctoral fellows in the cognitive behavioral treatment of patients, and provides consultation for licensed professionals. She was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical and Counseling Psychology at Columbia University, where she taught the advanced doctoral-level course on cognitive behavioral therapy. She also held a faculty position as a Clinical Instructor at New York University Medical School. Dr. Humke is one of the Founding Fellows of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

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Nicole Schaffer, Ph.D. Dr. Schaffer received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, her M.A., and Ed.M. from Columbia University, and her Ph.D. in clinical health psychology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship as well as a research post-doctoral fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, followed by a clinical post-doctoral fellowship at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, New York. Dr. Schaffer has extensive experience in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, chemical dependency/addictions, stress management, chronic health-related issues and eating disorders. She has published a number of papers and co-authored several books on weight-control and obesity, receiving the American Medical Writers Book Award in 1998. Dr. Schaffer has been involved in neuropsychiatric research at the Yale University School of Medicine and has worked extensively with psychiatric in-patients. Previously, Dr. Schaffer taught graduate students at Teachers College, Columbia University from 1994-2000 in addition to training first year medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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Michael Friedman, Ph.D. Dr. Friedman received his B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Yale University. He completed his predoctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Brown University School of Medicine. Dr. Friedman has extensive experience in the treatment of depression, eating and weight disorders, anxiety disorders, couples distress and chronic disease management. He has received awards for his clinical research from the Association for the Advancement of Cognitive and Behavior Therapy, as well as from the Society for Behavioral Medicine. His research on the development of cognitive-behavioral treatments for depression has received grant funding from the National Institute for Health and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. Dr. Friedman currently serves on the Clinical Board of the American Board of Mental Health Specialists. He is also on the advisory board for FAN4KIDS, a non-profit organization that develops obesity interventions and is an appointed member of The New Jersey Governor's Obesity Task Force.

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