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
Eliot LeBow, LCSW, CASAC
323 WEST 96TH ST, SUITE 2
NY, NY 10025
Therapeutic Diabetic Services
www.tdstherapy.com
Contact: 516-668-6771 (NYC office phone)
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.