Like most people, I have had joy and sadness from life based on choices I made as well as circumstances beyond my control. And, those experiences contribute to who I am as a therapist.  
I get help when stressors become overwhelming.  Effective therapy can mean the difference between fighting pain or willingly learning to surf it; avoiding experiences or doing what matters.

Should you need support and problem solving assistance, I have experience in working with issues such as autism, adoption, infertility, medically fragile children, developmental disabilities, post traumatic stress, complicated grief and loss, relationship conflict, divorce.

All that aside, I am sure you only want to work with someone who has excellent credentials.
​Mine are listed below:

"Unhook from Fear and Do What Matters" webinar for practitioners taught by Barbra Waldfogel, LCSW through The Ross Center for Optimal Mental Health, October 2020

"Unhooking from Loneliness", blogs by Barbra Waldfogel, LCSW, The Ross Center for Optimal Mental Health website.

LICENSES, DEGREES, CERTIFICATIONS, UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
LCSW, New York, License # 082872-1
MSW, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Il, 
BA, University of Illinois, School of Social Work at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Il 
Doctoral coursework and qualifying doctoral exams, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Il (All But Dissertation)

CONTINUING EDUCATION 
ACT Immersion with Stephen Hayes, Spring, 2020
Telehealth in ACT Webinar, Joe Oliver, Winter, 2020
​ACT in Practice with Stephen Hayes, June 2020
ACT and Exposure with Russ Harris July 2020
Self Compassion: Building Blocks and Barriers with Russ Harris, June 2020
Brief Interventions in ACT for Trauma with Russ Harris May 2020
Telehealth in ACT Webinar with Russ Harris and Joe Oliver, April 2020

Anxiety and Depression Association of America Annual Conference, 2018
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for OCD: Children and Adolescents
  • Treatment Resistant Anxiety and Depression: Integrating ACT, DBT and ERP 
  • Interoceptive Exposure for OCD
  • Grow Up and Be Happy: Strategies for Treating Mood Disorders in Emerging Adults
  • Treating Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: It's Not What You think
  • Strategies for Enhancing Motivation 
  • The Anxious Moment and How to Handle It
  • Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • The Mindful Way of doing What Matters: An Advanced Workshop in Values Clarification and Values-Consistent Action

Association for Contextual Behavior Science Annual World Conference, Canada July 24-29, 2018
  • ACT for Social Anxiety
  • The Marriage of ACT and ERP for OCD treatment
  • Scaffolding ACT and DBT for multi problems
  • "Hold Me Tight" Emotion Focused couples therapy led by Sue Johnson

50th Annual ABCT Convention, NY, NY 2016
  • Trauma-focused CBT for Young Children and Their Parents, Esther Deblinger
  • Overcoming Roadblocks in CBT, Robert Leahy
  • The Therapeutic Relationship in CBT, Judith Beck
  • Emotion Regulation Therapy, Mennin and Fresco
  • An Intro to Motivational Interviewing and Interactions with CBT, McNeil and Hart

49th Annual ABCT Convention, Chicago, Il 2015
  • The Unified Protocol for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents, Ehrenreich-May and Mash
  • The Three-Minute Breathing Space: Steps for Embedding Brief Mindfulness Practice Into Your Clinical Practice, Segal 
  • Inside This Moment-Using Present Moment Interventions to Promote Radical Change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Strosahl and Robinson
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy, Resick and Kaysen
  • Radical Change in ACT, Strosahl and Robinson

An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice: Training for Allied Resource Professionals, Law Office Of Lazar and Schwartz, Hopewell Junction, NY, June 17, 2015

Third Annual Collaborative Divorce Professional Symposium, Steven Kaplan, CPA and other Allied Resource Providers including Divorce Attorneys, White Plains, NY, April 28, 2015

Supervision and preparation for CBT certification by the Academy, Independent study with Noah Clyman, LCSW, ACT (Certified Trainer/Consultant), June, 2014 to present

T​he Art of Treating OCD: Real World Issues and How to Address Them, Dr. Grayson, September 11, 2014; Nachas Consulting

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dr. Holloway and Drs. Beck,
July 14 -16, 2014, The Beck Institute

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children & Adolescents, Drs. Beck and Dr. Creed,
June 24 – 26, 2013, The Beck Institute

TF-CBT Trauma Training, C. Epstein, LCSW, May 2 -3, 2013, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression and Suicidality, Drs. Beck and Dr. Cavenagh,
January 28 -30, 2013, The Beck Institute

Intro to Cognitive Behavior Therapy “It’s More Then What You Think”, Dr. Tirch,
September 22, 2012, American Institute for Cognitive Therapy

Professional Organizations and Affiliations
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
​Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Women's Mental Health Consortium

Contact Information
212-337-0600 (NYC)
914-320-9801 (Mamaroneck, NY)
bwaldfogel@rosscenter.com (NYC)
bwaldfogel.lcsw@gmail.com (Mamaroneck, NY)