DR. DAVID SINGER

I am currently a clinical assistant professor at Northwell / Hofstra Zucker School of Medicine, and a staff psychologist in their CBT Practice for Evidence-Based Treatment and Physician/Resident Mental Health Program. At Northwell, I provide outpatient therapy to physicians and other health care workers. I am based at Zuckerhillside Hosptial at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. 

 

Prior to coming to Northwell, I spent 5 years as a full-time psychologist at Rutgers Newark's Counseling Center, treating a diverse adult patients enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs (PhD, JD, MBA). I worked predominantly with students with anxiety, depression and related disorders.

 

I am certified in cognitive behavior therapy through the Academy of Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies, an approved provider in Cognitive Processing Therapy (an evidence-based treatment for PTSD), trained in exposure and response prevention for OCD (through the prestigious Behavior Therapy Training Institute at IOCDF), and completed intensive training in habit reversal training for skin picking and hair pulling (through UPenn's department of psychiatry). While at the Rutgers CC, I received extensive training in CBT as a research clinician in a multi-site National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) research study, completed an additional certification in CBT from the University of Pennsylvania, and received two years of intensive training and supervision in multi-culturally competent counseling. In addition to these skills and experiences,  I completed Cognitive Processing Therapy training for PTSD (through the Strong Star Initiative and with Dr. Debra Kaysen - the therapist in NPR episode) and have intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Trial-Based Cognitive Therapy. I current participate in weekly case consultation group in CPT with Dr. Kaysen at Stanford, attend grand rounds at Northwell's department of psychiatry, and participate in ongoing 1:1 professional development in CBT with Noah Clyman, LCSW, A-CBT, BICC.

 

Prior to my work at Rutgers Counseling Center, I completed my pre-doctoral clinical residency at the Rutgers University Douglass Developmental Disability Center and clinical externships at the GSAPP Psychological Clinic, public and private schools in NYC and NJ,  NYU Child Study Center, Montefiore Medical Center, and NYS Psychiatric Institute.

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In 2019, I was recognized by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) as a future leader in the field of anxiety and depression with my selection for the competitive Alies Muskin Career Development Leadership Program.