Dr. Anthony Fiore

Licensed Psychologist

I believe that effective therapy not only involves "talk," but also education, skill-building, and practice between sessions. I highly encourage clients to focus on personal growth during sessions rather than just focusing on shortcomings their partner may have. Clients see me as a practical therapist with a sense of humor who will do his best to help motivate you to achieve either your personal goals or your hopes for an improved relationship.

I see myself on a lifetime journey of personal development, along with my clients. As I am now in the winter of my career, I will be comfortable enough to request feedback from you as to how you are perceiving me and my empathy toward whatever life challenge you are going through. I am comfortable enough with myself now to ask if a particular session was if helpful to you; if not, I try to change course. On a daily basis, I may have many of the same life struggles as you do; I have found that sometimes sharing how I deal with them myself often has much therapeutic value to you as a client.

Like many therapists, I came from a fairly dysfunctional home but didn't know that at the time. I started out in engineering in college and then took my first psychology course and was mesmerized by what I was learning in the psychology course. I was love at first encounter. By my junior year, I knew I wanted to become a professional psychologist so I could understand people better and hopefully help them. Looking back, honestly I think I wanted to learn skills to heal my own family (Didn't work, unfortunately). I get much satisfaction and emotional reward if I feel I have helped someone and those feelings are what kept me going and inspired me professionally through the years.