About
Dr. Elizabeth Kandall is a licensed clinical psychologist offering short- and long-term psychotherapy, psychoanalysis.
I have great confidence in the power of psychotherapy to heal. I see psychotherapy as a collaboration. I work with people to figure out what is necessary and possible for understanding and change.
In my 17 years of private practice I have seen this process become useful and of benefit to many people.
My education and training include a Certificate in Psychoanalysis, NYU Post-Doctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. My Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is from The California School of Professional Psychology.
My interest in contemplative studies has led me to study mindfulness, meditation, and compassion. These ancient ways of working with mental suffering are a complement to the work of psychoanalysis. I am on the Faculty of the Contemplative Studies Project of New York where I teach on the contemplative approaches to reading and writing poetry. I completed the Foundations course at the NY Zen Center for Contemplative Care. My dedication to social action is expressed through my co-founding and on-going work with The Fostering Connection, an organization promoting the use of psychotherapy as an agent of social change.
I work together with each person to evaluate what is needed and determine a therapeutic approach that feels right and possible.
Services
Adult and adolescent psychotherapy and psychoanalysis
Parent guidance to understand yourself and your child
through developmental challenge and transitions in family life
Mentoring therapists through clinical consultation and the development of creative writing
My compassionate and customized approach grows out of a flexible therapeutic style that draws from several major theoretical approaches to psychotherapy. I work to understand the health of each individual and the particular juncture in life presenting the challenge, with the goal of achieving flexibility to change, grow, and move onto the next phase of life. I focus on individual strengths and talents in addition to struggles.
Insurance
I am not on any insurance panels but provide the necessary paperwork for reimbursement for out-of-network benefits.
I focus on individual strengths
and talents in addition to struggles.
