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Services

Outpatient and inpatient therapy provided. Dr. Joffe provides the following psychological services:

  1. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  2. Family Distress
  3. Individual Difficulties, Adults
  4. Individual Difficulties, Children
  5. Psychological Assessments
  6. Educational Groups and Group Therapy
  7. Consultation

Neurodevelopmental Disorders       Top

Diagnosis, treatment and consultation services to children and families with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Autism, Tourette's Syndrome, Selective Mutism/Social Anxiety, Tic Disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, Epilepsy, and others.

Family Distress       Top

Divorce adjustment, marital counseling, sibling rivalry, stepfamilies, life cycle changes (children leaving home, retirement, new baby in the family), death in the family, discipline problems, parent/child relationship problems, parenting guidance and medical illness.

Individual Difficulties, Adults       Top

Personal/relationship problems, phobias, depression, self-esteem, adult children of sexual abuse, domestic violence, codependent relationships, eating disorders, complications at work, school.

Individual Difficulties, Children       Top

Personal/relationship problems, phobias, depression, behavior and discipline problems, self-esteem, temper tantrums, school and learning difficulties, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, child abuse, enuresis, encopresis, eating disorders, and pediatric/physical complications.

Psychological Assessments       Top

Full batteries of intellectual, educational, and emotional testing available for the purpose of educational, placement in special programs, learning disabilities, and personality assessment.

Educational Groups and Group Therapy       Top

A series of groups including social skills classes and parenting classes.

Consultation       Top

Consultation services are available to hospital unit staff, and schools. Consultation with attorneys concerning family related cases is also available (e.g., mediation for visitation schedule).