Mental Health and Diabetes
People with diabetes often benefit from speaking to a mental health professional about some of the struggles and emotions related to type 1 diabetes. Conditions such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders are more prevalent among the diabetic population than the general population. However, it can be difficult to find a clinician who understands the connections between diabetes and your mental health.
Below is a list of clinicians in the Northeast regional area who are knowledgeable about diabetes.
New York
Neal Spivack, Ph.D.: Clinical Psychologist
Location: Riverdale, NY
Contact: 646-670-3364 (cell phone number)
Risa Ryger, Ph.D.: Clinical Psychologist
Location: Westchester County
Contact: 914-632-5232 (office number)
Ann Schongalla, MD: Psychiatrist
Location: 425 E. 79th Street, #1J
Upper East Side, Manhattan
Contact: 212-628-1510 (office number)
Helaine Ciporen, L.C.S.W.: Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
Location: 782 West End Ave. #83
New York, NY 10025
Contact: 212-665-9567
Carol Guber, LMSW, MS: Social Worker, Nutritionist,
Location: Therapeutic Counseling for a Healthier Life
TIMH
115 West 27th St. 4th fl.
New York, NY 10001
Contact: 212 627-8181 x 342
Ellen J. Klausner Ph.D.: Clinical Psychologist
Location: Manhattan office: 85 Fifth Avenue, Suite #904
Westchester office: 56 Doyer Avenue, Suite # 1C, White Plains, New York
Contact: 914 946.3432
Deborah Langosch, PhD, LCSW: Clinical Social Worker
Location: 54 Montgomery Place
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Contact: 718-636-0754
Karen Winkler, Ph.D., M.S., R.N.: Psychotherapist
Location: 915 West End Avenue, Suite 1B
New York, NY 10025
Contact: (212) 663-5553
Kenneth S. Gorfinkle Ph.D.
Common Sense Therapy
318 West 108th St.
New York, NY 10025
Tel: 646-596-7506
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Childrens Hospital of New York Presbyterian Medical Center,
Russ and Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center
New York, NY 10032
www.commonsensetherapy.com
New Jersey / Pennsylvania
Lee Ann Thill, MA, ATR: Registered Art Therapist
Location: South Jersey/Philadelphia
Contact: 215-990-4874 (cell phone number)
Massachusetts
Ann Goebel-Fabbri, PhD
Behavioral and Mental Health Unit
Joslin Diabetes Center
1 Joslin Place
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-309-2594
Fax: 617-309-3410
Contact katie@act1diabetes.org if you have any questions about accessing referrals or are a mental health professional and would to talk to me about being listed here or networking with other diabetes mental health professionals.