Top-Rated Psychologists in Downtown Brooklyn, NY & Manhattan, NY

A social worker trained in psychology can be a great asset to your family. Your psychologist can help you deal with difficult challenges while separately treating your children as a child psychologist. He can also help your aging parents. A pediatric psychologist can counsel your children and teenagers while also assisting you in finding a way to cope with the growth of your family. Many other specialty practices, such as internists, rely on the skills of a family psychologist when they believe your issues may lead to more serious mental health problems.

Note: Psychologists at Century Medical and Dental Center located in Downtown Brooklyn, Flatbush, Gravesend Fort Greene, and Midtown Manhattan accept all major insurance plans, including Medicare, Medicaid, HIP, Emblemhealth, GHI, MetroPlus, Fidelis. Our doctors provide a full range of medical procedures and are among the best in the region.

Psychology

A psychiatrist is a mental health doctor who can prescribe medications while treating you both on an outpatient or inpatient basis. A social worker with a psychology degree can provide counseling and other mental health and community services. Both can work together or individually for your and your family’s well-being.

Our psychologist also acts like a child psychologist. He works with your family practice doctors and other specialists to provide pediatric psychology services such as:

• Teaching you how to deal with learning disabilities;
• Adolescent psychology and the baggage that situation sometimes entails;
• Eating disorders for yourself or a teen in your household;
• Cognitive developmental issues also may be difficult to handle alone.

Psychologists in Brooklyn

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Dina Makarova, LCSW

Psychologist

Brooklyn & Manhattan

Gravesend

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Michael Matasci, LCSW

Psychologist

Brooklyn & Manhattan

Gravesend

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A Family Psychologist for Everyone

A family psychologist who is also a social worker works with parents who have difficulties with their children. So, in addition to counseling a teen with behavior problems, your specialist is also skilled and experienced in assisting you in setting boundaries, coping with aberrant behaviors, and understanding your child.

It’s very common for parents of children who have undergone a trauma of some kind. You need to rely on a professional with expertise in these issues. He can explain how traumas affect you, your children, and the entire family dynamic. When your children have developmental delays physically, you may feel challenged as well. Turn to a pediatric psychologist for guidance.

Community Plays a Role

Aside from specializing in family psychology, your child psychologist considers the physical, emotional, and social settings in which you or your child live. Your social worker/psychology service provider diagnoses, evaluate, and make treatment recommendations in that role.

You may need a referral to a psychiatrist to help yourself or your child stabilizes your mental health with medication. This is necessary before you can begin the therapeutic counseling process for which your family psychologist is trained.

Covering a Wide Range of Mental Conditions

Once you or your child have stabilized and are out of immediate danger, you and your doctor can begin to tackle the underlying causes of your mental challenges. Considering all of the factors in your specific case, your social worker can guide you toward solutions that may include further therapy, referrals, or medications.

Our social worker is trained and experienced in working with people of all ages with various disorders. Some conditions are temporary; they’re situational conditions that a social worker trained in psychology can help you navigate. Other problems require longer-term approaches to treatment.

Common mental health issues covered by your specialist include:

• Anxiety. A disorder characterized by excessive nervousness and unease, which pain attacks can accompany. It can also manifest as post-traumatic stress disorder, a pain disorder, or obsessive-compulsive behavior. Talk therapy and medication are usually the first treatments recommended for anxiety disorders.
• Depression’s a common disorder that can turn serious if not properly treated by your family psychologist and other medical professionals in your team. Symptoms range from extreme sadness to suicidal thoughts. A child psychologist is trained to get kids to talk about their feelings to begin the proper treatment.
• Bipolar disorder. This condition is characterized by extreme mood swings that happen for no apparent reason. People with bipolar disorder often self-medicate, which can lead to substance abuse and insomnia.
• Insomnia. Not being able to sleep often has its roots in physical problems like sleep apnea, untreated pain, or gastrointestinal. Your child psychology specialist can uncover its cause through a battery of cognitive tests and interviews.
• Dementia is another condition that results from physical changes. It is commonly due to aging. Your family psychology specialist can help you and the rest of your family deal with the social and emotional issues that may arise when a family member displays signs of dementia.
• Substance abuse. Typically, substance abuse is a mental health issue with long-term consequences that require continued therapy or recovery. A social worker understands the group dynamics of 12-step programs and other therapeutic communities. She may refer you and your family to one. Combined with individual therapy, the many treatment options for substance abusers become even more effective.