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Donald A Skinner
Psychologist, PhD
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172 Franklin Ave, Suite 4B, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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Are you looking for a professional to help you express and communicate your emotional truth in important relationships in your life? Are you looking to find your emotional and perceptional balance in everyday life? Disconnection, loneliness, anxiety, despair, substance abuse and depression, are often the result of the inability to express ones emotional truth and find one's emotional balance in everyday life. If you or your loved one struggles in any of these areas contact me.
I am a licensed Psychologist with over 30 years of private practice experience. I also have 25 years experience as a Psychotherapist Supervisor. Finally, I have 17 years experience as a Psychology Professor and Graduate School Counseling Internship Director
Reach out now to discuss your counseling needs and to discern if working with me is the right fit for you or your loved one.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Medicare
- Out of Network
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Donald A Skinner
Psychologist, PhD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New Jersey / 35SI00222500 Donald A Skinner
- In Practice for 38 Years
- Certificate from NJ State Board of Psychological Examiners 02225 / 1986
- Certificate from University of the State of NY Education Department 14158 / 1999
- Attended Alliant International University, San Diego CA, Graduated 1984
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Marital and Premarital
- Infidelity
Expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Testing and Evaluation
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Christian
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Imago
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Relational
Location
Nearby Areas
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Donald A Skinner
Psychologist, PhD