Joseph Stephen Ruggiero, PhD

About

Psychologist in New York, NY. Works with Substance Use, LGBTQ+ and Addiction. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Life Transitions
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Substance Use, LGBTQ+, Addiction, Alcohol Use, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual, Chronic Relapse, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Internet Addiction, Lesbian, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Men's Issues, Peer Relationships, Polyamory & ENM, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Stress, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Video Game Addiction

Insurance

Aetna, United Medical Resources (UMR)

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Group

Communities

Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Lesbian Allied, Queer Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Single Parent, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Fordham University

Years in practice

29

Education & qualifications