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:: Mental Health at Full Circle
•  Rebecca Abramson, PhD
Clinical Psychologist

•  Bridget Rice Buckstine, LCSW, CPT
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Certified Personal Trainer

 Barbara Farkas, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

•  Josephine Kuhl, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

•  Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R, CGP
Westchester Group Works

 

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Mental Health
Rebecca Abramson, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
 
Dr. Abramson graduated with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Ferkauf School of Psychology at Yeshiva Univ. in 1991. In 2003 she received her Certificate in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy from the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

Conditions Treated:
Trauma and Loss ● Sexual Abuse—Adults ● Prenatal/Postpartum Issues; Postpartum Depression (Trained by Postpartum Support International [PSI]) ● Parents of Children with Special Needs ● Couples Therapy ● General Practice: depression, anxiety, etc ● Geriatrics

Services offered:
Individual Psychotherapy ● Couples Therapy

Bridget Rice Buckstine, LCSW, CPT
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Certified Personal Trainer
A graduate of the Columbia University School of Social Work, Bridget has worked with children, adults and families for over 20 years in the NY metropolitan areas. She is also certified by the American Council of Exercise as a Personal Trainer. In addition to her generalized clinical practice with clients, Bridget offers a unique practice model for achieving personal goals that integrates psychotherapy with physical fitness.

Specializations:
Clinical Therapy—ADD/ADHD • Eating Disorders • Depression • Addiction • Anxiety Disorders • Life Transitions • Treating Individuals and Couples

Personal Training
Core Stability • Functional Fitness • Strength Training • Prenatal/Postpartum Exercise • Sport Specific Training • Cardiovascular/Endurance Training

Barbara Farkas, M.D
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr. Farkas is currently the Director of Psychiatric Services for the New York Institute for Special Education and is on staff at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry.
She graduated medical school from SUNY Downstate and completed her residency in Psychiatry at Hillside Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJMC). She then went on to complete a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children’s Hospital-LIJMC.
Dr. Farkas is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Medical Association and the Tourette’s Syndrome Association.


Conditions Treated:
All psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence and their related conditions- including Tourette’s Syndrome ● Anxiety Disorders ● Mood Disorders ● Pervasive Developmental Disorders ● Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ● Phobias ● Sleep Disorders ● Childhood and Adult ADHD ● other Behaviour Disorders and Parental Issues.

Services Offered:
Evaluation ● Consultation ● Psychotherapy (all modalities) ● Family Therapy Psychopharmacology Social Skills Group Therapy ● Behavior Modification planning.

Josephine Kuhl, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr. Kuhl is the chief of Psychiatry and Psychology at Blythedale Children’s Hosp. She graduated from NYU and completed her psychiatric training at State Univ. of NY, Downstate and her child fellowship at LI Jewish Hosp, Schneider Children’s Hosp. Her special interests include Pervasive Developmental Disorders, language issues including deafness and Bipolar Disorder in children.

Conditions Treated:
All psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents ● Parenting issues ● Differential Diagnosis ● PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Autism) ● ADD/ADHD: Adults and children

Services Offered:
Psychopharmacology ● Psychotherapy ● Family Therapy ● Consultations

Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R, CGP
Westchester Group Works - The Center for Group Therapy
Dr. Maidenberg is President & Clinical Director of Westchester Group Works. She received her Masters degree in Social Work from NYU and her PhD. from Yeshiva Univ. She has trained in marital & family therapy at SUNY Health Science in Brooklyn. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Health at Hunter College. Previously she as clinical supervisor and clinician at the Larchmont Mamaroneck Community Counseling Center, and an Asst Professor at Iona College. She is a consultant for Fordham Univ.’s Children’s First where she trains practitioners to work with families.

Westchester Group Works is a Center for Group Therapy where children, adolescents and adults can come to talk with each other in a safe nurturing and confidential environment. The staff of professional therapists hired by WGW are highly qualified and experienced in their respective areas of expertise.


Groups Forming:
Social Skills/Socialization for Children • Self-Discovery for Adolescents • Special Topics to include for children, adolescents & adults Divorce, Managing Anxiety, Health & Wellness (weight loss, eating disorders, etc.) and Bereavement