Dr. Craig Springer, PhD Licensed Psychologist

I use a collaborative and structured evidence-based approach to treatment. Clients are actively involved in the treatment process and are expected to participate both in-session and practice techniques between sessions.

Testing is used at the beginning and throughout the treatment process to assess initial symptom as well as progress. We discuss changes on symptom scores to assess progress on a regular basis.

During the first session, after a comprehensive diagnostic interview, clients and I collaborate on setting therapeutic goals. After discussing potential treatment techniques for each of these goals, the client decides which he or she would like to focus first. Once we complete the first goal, we move on to working on another goal of the client's choosing.

• New Jersey, Licensed Psychologist, 35SI00449700
• New York, Licensed Psychologist, 016741

I am a clinical psychologist and licensed to practice in New York (016741) and New Jersey (35SI00449700). I am credentialed by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. I received my Level 3 certification in TEAM CBT and specialized training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and perinatal mental health. I have been named 2020-2022 New Jersey's Favorite Kids' Doc and 2020-2023 Top Doctor by NJTopDocs. I earned my MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University and completed my undergraduate degree summa cum laude at New York University. I have experience developing, conducting, supervising, and researching evidence-based psychotherapeutic programs for children, adolescents, and adults. Over the course of my career, I have given over 50 professional presentations and workshops, published numerous theoretical and empirical manuscripts and I co-authored a book entitled “Game-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Sexual Abuse: An Innovative Approach.” I served on the Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and was an editorial board member for the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse and reviewer for Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. I have expertise in the assessment and treatment of trauma, anxiety, mood problems, behavioral difficulties, and interpersonal problems. I enjoy working collaboratively with clients to assist them overcome the challenges and difficulties that they are facing.