Over Eighty Members Attend CPPNJ Fall Brunch 

Sunday, September 29, 2013

 

 

 

Eighty (yes, 80!) returning faculty, new and visiting faculty and candidates gathered to celebrate the progress our Institute has made over the past three years and to officially launch the 2013-14 academic year.  Seth Warren, Director, conducted a joint meeting of faculty and candidates with a full agenda of reports of recent activities and plans for 2013-2014. 

 

Bob Levine, outgoing Treasurer, had good news about the overall financial health   of CPPNJ.  Bob has served us in this capacity for eight years.

 

Veronica Bearison, Director of Training, described the committee's involvement in several projects, including the new supervisors' training program headed by Eric Sherman and the writing project by Nina Williams.. 

 

Rose Oosting reported on Public Relations, which includes the e-newsletter and the website.  She also highlighted the work of the Program Committee under Carol Marcus.  Rose asked particularly for volunteers to help with expanding our advertising reach to newspapers, journals and on the web.

 

Bob Morrow discussed marketing strategies and encouraged members to contribute.

    

Debi Roelke introduced "A Home Within"--  a national program that CPPNJ has joined to provide therapy to young people in the foster care system.

 

Susan Masluk presented the special events that will take place this year, including the Holiday Party and the IdFest.

 

The new director and the coordinator of the Psychotherapy Clinic are Susan Stein and Debbie Frank, following a very successful year for the clinic under the leadership of Sandra Sinicropi and Debi Roelke.

 

Marion Houghton raised the issues of culture and diversity as the focus for the Outreach Committee in the coming year.

 

Cheryl Nifoussi, Ellie Muska and Tom Johnson, area coordinators, proposed reaching out to students in graduate programs about psychoanalysis, in a new  effort to attract young professionals.

 

Following the general session, the faculty and candidates held separate meetings.  An informal Brunch provided time for socializing.

 

Seth Warren and Rose Oosting invited all CPPNJ members to get involved in whatever aspect of  CPPNJ activity interests them.  The Institute operates solely through the generosity of its members who volunteer their time and energy, assisted by the invaluable Cathy Van Voorhees.

 

Your participation is welcome and needed!

 

  

 

INTRODUCING OUR NEW FACULTY MEMBERS

Joan G. Berkowitz, LCSW, NCPsyA, LP, BC-DMT

Faculty, CPPNJ

Morris Goodman, PhD

Visiting Faculty, CPPNJ

I have been practicing Clinical Psychology since 1951 having been part of the second wave accepted into the Veterans Administration Clinical Psychology Training in a program housed at Western Reserve University. I spent several years in the Boston and Newark offices of the V.A. treating veterans with both individual and group psychotherapy. I started a full-time clinical practice in 1958. I underwent psychoanalytic treatment for several years with a graduate of the William Alanson White Institute and also participated in a number of classes at the Institute.

Group Psychotherapy became an area of specialization for me and I was the first head of the group psychotherapy track at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. Group and couples therapy are closest to my heart.

In addition I have served on several American Psychological Association committees such as professional practice and ethics. I have also been President of the New Jersey Psychological Association and Chairman of the State Board of Psychological Examiners

I am especially sensitive to what I call 'interpersonal validation' and much of my supervisory attention focuses on that.

Susan Gutwill, MS, LCSW, CGP

Faculty, CPPNJ

Susan Gutwill, MS, LCSW, CGP, is faculty and supervisor at the Women's Therapy Centre Institute in New York City and in private practice in Highland Park, NJ.  She is a co-author of Eating Problems:  A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model, as well as a co-editor of and contributor to Psychoanalysis, Class and Politics: Encounters in the Clinical Setting. She has lectured widely in area of the culture and psychology of eating problems for over 25 years. As a sociologist and psychotherapist she is an active member of the Psychoanalysts for Social Responsibility, a section of the American Psychological Association's Division 39. As a member of the WTCI, she recently sponsored, with her colleagues, a national forum for 2011 focused on Endangered Species: The Female Body.  

Nell T. Jackson, MA, LPC

Faculty, CPPNJ

A practicing psychotherapist of 29 years, my education started with a BA in Psychology and Social Work from Marquette (1980) and an MA in Applied Psychology from SUNY-Plattsburgh (1984).    I was influenced by the feminism of the '70s, the community mental health centers act of 1962, and the large New Jersey family in which I was raised.  With a combination of idealism and adventure-lust, I worked in a series of community mental health centers with a special interest in family systems.  These communities ranged from the rural, northernmost tip of New Hampshire, to the urban, diversified Philadelphia area.  In New Jersey, I practiced in Wayne, Princeton and Sussex County clinics.   I was trained in family therapy as an extern at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic (1988), and became an active advocate for the development of systems of care for children with mental health needs.   It was during this period that I developed an award winning home based family therapy program for kids at risk of placement.  In the '90s, I obtained certifications in Eriksonian Hypnosis, EMDR, and as a National Counselor.

Meanwhile, the state of New Jersey approved licensure for Professional Counselors, and I was among the first batches of LPC's to earn a license in 1999.  I opened my own practice in Bernardsville and Summit where I strive to balance the breadth of my earlier experiences with the depth of psychoanalytic inquiry.  I treat children (with play therapy), parents, adolescents, adults, couples and families, all of whom struggle with the full range of human experience, including relational conflicts, depression, anxiety and trauma.  I am fascinated by the theories of attachment, neuropsychology, object relations, and intersubjectivity.  Drawn as I am to the learning process, I also provide professional workshops on a full range of topics.

My passions extend to nature, outdoor sports (with an emphasis on skiing), and adventure travel.  I love laughing, music, words, writing, pottery, gardening, sharing meals and movies (and all sorts of other every day moments) with loved ones, and most especially, with my husband, Gary.

Estelle I. Krumholz, MSW, LCSW

Faculty, CPPNJ 

After graduating from the University of Florida with a BA in history, I remained as a researcher, interviewing residents in rural Florida as part of an epidemiological study evaluating mental health needs.  This experience sparked my interest in studying social work.  I received my MSW from Yeshiva University in 1973.  Since then, I have continuously worked in the mental health field, first as a clinician and supervisor at South Beach Psychiatric Center in Brooklyn, and then on the acute care psychiatric unit of Saint Joseph's Hospital in Paterson.  While working at Saint Clare's Hospital I received training in Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, and also during that time in Alcoholism Studies at Rutgers University.  I acquired certification in the field of Employee Assistance and became the first EAP Coordinator and Counselor at the Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company in Morris Plains where I remained for eight years.  I hold Clinical Social Work licensure in NJ and NY and am also a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in NJ.

I began my full-time private practice in 1987.   Life became more manageable several years later with the addition of my home office in Florham Park, where I continue to work and live with my husband, Dennis, and where we raised our now-grown daughters, Abigail and Danielle.   Other loves:  traveling, exercise, gardening and collecting Native American pottery and art.

I strive to integrate contemporary self psychology, relational and object relations theories.  Understanding the unconscious forms the theoretical underpinning of my work.  In my practice I work with adolescents, adults, couples and families who are grappling with relational problems, anxiety disorders, depression, substance abuse and trauma.  I especially enjoy helping adolescents and young adults as they achieve greater autonomy and develop their unique identities.  

Eli Leiter, PhD

Faculty, CPPNJ

I am a semi-retired clinical psychologist, trained at NYU's postdoctoral program and working in New York City until I relocated to New Jersey.

I have many years of clinical experience, mostly working in hospitals, including Bronx Lebanon Hospital. There I was chief psychologist, with responsibilities for training and supervising psychologists and psychiatrists. I also maintained a small private practice. For the past few years I have been working part-time in New York and have been supervising Rutgers psychology graduate students. My chief loves have always been teaching and therapy. .My approach is relational /experiential, but eclectic, with an interest in Sullivan.

I look forward to working with CPPNJ.

Ginger Michaels, LCSW

Visiting Faculty, NJCTTP

Since 1983 I have been in private practice, located in Morristown and Montclair, New Jersey.  Preferring a general practice, I have always seen a wide range of clients:  from adolescents to senior adults, with a wide range of diagnoses.  I have pursued training from many sources as a couples therapist, and recently completed training in EFT couples therapy.  I have trained in EMDR, and this year I completed intensive training with Michael Yapko, PhD utilizing hypnosis with depressed clients.   Continued training and supervision has deepened my appreciation for the effectiveness of relational therapies.

In addition to my work I have developed a passion for tennis, paddle tennis and recently golf.  I recognize that I am on the "back nine" of life, but welcome the opportunity and challenge of the consulting room. www.gingermichaels.com 

Susan Stein, LCSW

Faculty, CPPNJ

This has been an incredible journey for me and I am thrilled to be graduating. My experience at CPPNJ is everything I hoped for and more. I have made wonderful colleagues and friends and found my work with patients and my life enlivened by all I have learned in classes, supervision, and my analysis.

I live in Westfield with my husband Jack, and our daughters Rebecca and Molly, who were eight and four when I started this training and are now delightful young women finishing their freshman years in college and high school. I love reading, hiking, playing scrabble, singing with my harmonizing family, spending time with my friends, and taking long walks with my adorable labradoodle.

I have a private practice in Summit where I work with individuals, couples, and families, often dealing with mood disorders, anxiety, substance abuse, attention deficit disorder, parenting, and life cycle issues. I have an MSW from Boston University, a certificate in family therapy from The Ackerman Institute for the Family, and a certificate from NYU School of Social Work in substance abuse treatment. I worked at NYU Medical Center for six years on in-patient medical and psychiatric units and at St. Vincent's Hospital for two years on an in-patient psychiatry unit and six years in a day treatment program. I supervised social work students and co-taught a family therapy course for psychiatry residents. I also taught family therapy for two years at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services.

Thank you to all the wonderful people who have contributed to my training.

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Thank you for joining us. Look for our next newsletter in November 2013 when we will feature "On a Clear Day ... You Can See Ghosts!" by Estelle I. Krumholz, MSW, LCSW.