PRE-SURGERY PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS

Pre-surgery psychological evaluations are often a prerequisite for procedures such as bariatric or plastic surgery.  They serve to assess a patient’s mental and emotional readiness to undergo a taxing procedure, and identify and, if necessary, treat the presence of underlying clinical disorders such as depression or anxiety, which could potentially impact the readiness for surgery and post-surgery recovery.  Read More...

CONSULTATION

A consultation, in our experience three to four sessions, serves as a first step in identifying, exploring, and addressing the issues that prompted the initial contact with a psychologist or a psychiatrist. For many people who come to us, a consultation often constitutes their first experience with a mental health professional and we are attuned to how difficult this can be. Read More...

INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

Individual psychotherapy is a form of treatment for psychological, emotional, or behavior disorders in which a trained clinician establishes a relationship with a person for the purpose of modifying, managing, or removing distressing symptoms and promoting personality growth.  Read More...

GROUPS

In group psychotherapy the therapist (or therapists) work with a small number of patients—often no more than 5 or 10—to help resolve individual problems.  The therapist's primary role is less direct in group therapy settings as the main goal is to facilitate interaction between group members. Read More...

COUPLE'S THERAPY

Work with couples is geared toward facilitating better communication, fostering greater insight into the patterns that create conflict, and changing problematic dynamics into healthy mutual understanding.

PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION & MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

If after an initial evaluation with Dr. Efrat or Dr. Seckinger medication is deemed necessary, Dr. Tate will provide provide a comprehensive psychopharmacological consultation.  Read More...

TESTING & ASSESSMENT

We provide psychological, neuropsychological and psychoeducational testing. Please call Dr. Seckinger for more information.