Bergen County NJ Psychologist

Please note: This website describes my credentials, expertise, and services as a Licensed Psychologist. For a similar description in my capacity as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, please go to my other website www.MarriageCounselorNJ.com

I am a highly trained, credentialed, experienced and caring Ph.D. psychologist serving Bergen County for 30 years. In addition to my licensure as a Psychologist by the New Jersey Board of Psychologists, I’ve been Board Certified as a Diplomate in Psychotherapy by the American Board of Psychotherapists, because of my advanced training and skills as a psychotherapist. I am also Board Certified as a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

I’ve been in private practice for 30 years in Teaneck, NJ; and was formerly in New York City where I am also a licensed Psychologist. Concurrent with my private clinical practice, I have also conducted counseling and psychotherapy at various mental health clinics, taught psychology as a college professor, trained and supervised physician therapists in their clinical work with patients as a faculty member of a hospital-based Psychiatric Residency Training Program, supervised graduate students in psychology, lectured to seminary students on pastoral psychology, and supervised practicing clergy in their day-to-day pastoral counseling.

In addition to my work as a therapist with individuals, I also do premarital and couple counseling in both my private practice and by conducting workshops and communication seminars for premarital and married couples at the Teaneck Community Adult Education Center. For more information on my services to couples (premarital or married) please visit my other website: www.MarriageCounselorNJ.com.

My approach as a therapist is warm, personal, active, and goal-oriented. Because of my training in different techniques for therapy including the psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and solution-oriented approaches, and my many years of experience, I have employed a variety of methods over the past three decades and am not locked into any single school of psychotherapy. I will help you address your problems with a variety of approaches depending on your individual needs, and I’m geared to working with you as rapidly as possible. I will interact with you in an informal manner, and will treat you with respect, dignity, and compassion. Your confidentiality is well protected because of professional ethical codes for psychologists, relevant state regulations, as well as the quiet setting of a private practice.

Since my practice is not part of a psychiatric hospital, clinic or mental health center, but rather that of a sole practitioner in private practice, I answer my own phone. There is no charge for an initial phone conversation during which I’ll spend time with you sympathetically exploring your reasons for the call and discussing the various options open to you. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have about crisis intervention, short-term counseling or psychotherapy (usually referred to simply as therapy), and will help you understand what you can reasonably expect from the process. If you would like to meet with me to explore your situation further, or begin treatment, we can set up an appointment at that time.

Because of my training in different therapeutic modalities, varied staff affiliations, and broad range of clientele served in Bergen County, New Jersey and New York, NY, I will approach your individual or couple relationship problems with a richer perspective and insight. I will help you recognize emotional logjams, repetitive patterns of behavior, vicious cycles in your interactions with others, and will assist you in overcoming them as quickly as possible. This process includes helping you understand, evaluate and free yourself of distortions in thinking, emotions or behaviors that you bring to your present situation. The goal is to unlock your energies so that you will be free to develop all of your skills, be the most that you can be and lead the kind of life that you choose and with whom you choose. I will suggest you consult with any other specialist that I believe can contribute to an evaluation of --or solution to-- your problems and who might serve as an adjunct to the therapeutic process. I will take a comprehensive interest in your life and will interact actively with you during your sessions, recommend reading or specific activities if I think they will hasten the attainment of your goals.

If you have any further questions about what you have read so far, I am readily available by phone or email to answer your questions, help you ascertain your counseling needs and goals, explain my services and fee structure, help you look into your insurance coverage, or discuss scheduling an appointment.

Office Location: Teaneck, NJ, in Bergen County, near Route 4, Route 80, and the New Jersey Turnpike; also serving Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union, and Morris Counties, New Jersey. Also serving Rockland County, New York via Route 17 South to route 4 East to Teaneck.

Dr. Gross' office is less than 8 minutes from Manhattan via the George Washington Bridge and is accessible to residents of New York City (especially Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens), Riverdale, New York, and Westchester County, New York.

ABBREVIATED RESUME OF REUBEN E. GROSS, PH.D.

While serving as an officer in the United States Air Force at Clark Air Force Base, Luzon, Philippines, Dr. Gross attended evening graduate school classes, and earned an M.A. in Political Science from the University of the Philippines. Following his Air Force experience, he worked for a youth organization and then began to study psychology. He earned an M.S. in Psychology and later a Ph.D. from Yeshiva University, New York, NY.

Concurrent with his graduate studies in psychology, and subsequent to them, Dr. Gross has held a number of appointments in the field of mental health. These include: A three year full-time training and internship program in psychotherapy at the Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute, New York, NY; Staff Psychologist at the Advanced Center for Psychotherapy, Queens, NY; Clinical Psychologist, Bureau of Mental Health Services, Family Court, State of New York, Brooklyn, NY; Assistant Professor, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY; Staff Psychologist Bayshore Counseling Center, Bayshore, L.I., NY; Staff Psychologist, Division of Psychological Services, Farleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ; Faculty Member, Psychiatric Residency Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, Bergen Pines County Hospital, Paramus, NJ; Field Supervisor in Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, New Jersey; Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Touro College where he taught courses in psychopathology, personality theory, tests and measurements; Weekly columnist for the Jewish Standard, Teaneck, NJ on the problems of singles.

Overlapping with most of these appointments, Dr. Gross has had a private practice in psychotherapy in New York City, and later in Teaneck, NJ, which included direct services to clients as well as supervision of other professionals. In view of his various staff and academic appointments, he has had many years of experience working with a wide variety of clientele and problems. He constantly expands his knowledge base through reading professional literature, meeting with colleagues, attending privately sponsored professional seminars by leaders in the field on specific therapeutic problems, and attending psychological presentations at state, and national conventions.

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BERGEN COUNTY NJ PSYCHOLOGIST

ABBREVIATED RESUME OF REUBEN E. GROSS, PH.D.