Erica Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Early Career Psychologist Director
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Midtown + Montclair, NJ + Virtual
I believe the most important relationship is the one that we have with ourselves. The inevitable challenges that life throws at us can make this relationship stormy, elusive, or overbearing. Through a collaborative and nonjudgmental stance with my clients, I utilize psychotherapy as a venue to explore the thoughts, behaviors, and relationship experiences that contribute to and maintain current difficulties. I believe such self-reflection, in a respectful and empathic space, is paramount to making significant and lasting changes. I strive to move clients towards their personal goals while helping them to develop an authentic understanding of themselves along the way.
I work with adults and couples experiencing a range of personal and mental health concerns. I conduct psychotherapy from a psychodynamic foundation and integrate CBT and DBT techniques to target symptoms and improve overall well-being. Due to my extensive research and clinical experience on attachment and child development, I have a unique specialty in working with parents and adults with traumatic childhood experiences. Additionally, I have expertise in the treatment of Personality Disorders.
Training
I earned my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research. My doctoral research focused on limit-setting in toddlerhood and its relationship with maternal representations of attachment. In recognition of this work, I was awarded the Alfred J. Marrow Award in Psychology from the New School for Social Research. During my clinical training, I worked at Montefiore Medical Center, The New School Counseling Center, Mt. Sinai Beth Israel, Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s, South Beach Psychiatric Center, and the New School Psychotherapy Program.
I previously served as the Clinical Associate Director of the Regional Partnership Grant Program at Montefiore Medical Center, a federally funded research program in collaboration with NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services. This program is aimed at improving child welfare outcomes for families with parental substance use disorders.