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Name: Dr. Mordechai Zeiger
Profession: Clinical Psychologist
License Number: New York State License #015037
Location: Cedarhurst, New York
Education
2001 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Community Mental Health, Pederson-Krag Center, Huntington, NY
2000 Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1993 Masters of Science, General Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Professional experience
2003 - present Senior Psychologist, Kings County Hospital, Adult Inpatient Unit
2003 - Adjunct faculty, Touro College, Psychology Dept
2002 - 2003 Clinical Supervisor, Rikers Island Mental Health Clinic
2001 - present Private practice, P/T; psychotherapy for children, adults, & couples
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Clinical interests
Specialized interests include psycho-spiritual issues, mood and anxiety based disorders, and relationship work. In 1998, I published an article in the journal Psychotherapy entitled, “The spiritually responsible psychotherapist: religious material in the psychotherapeutic setting”. This article addresses the interplay between spiritual and psychological well-being, as well as the responsibility of the therapist to recognize the distinctiveness of each. I also wrote (though did not publish) a book on the phenomenon of chronic dating, entitled, “All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go” (1999), addressing the role of fantasy and unconscious process in the search for a lifelong partner.
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Practice information
I work full-time as a Senior Psychologist at Kings County Hospital in New York. I see children, adults, and couples in my part-time private practice in the evening and on weekends.
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Personal relationship status
I am married with three children.
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Love-Life biography
I began my search for a lifelong partner in my early twenties, as marrying and raising a family was always among my most cherished personal goals. Though focused on marriage, I encountered several obstacles to this goal while dating, but understood few of them.
One pattern that emerged was a conflict between my intellectual assessment of a potential partner and my emotional reactions. I had produced a hypothetical list of things I was “looking for”, based on qualities that I respected and admired. Yet, when I would date a woman with these qualities, I often felt no chemistry or experienced a vague uneasiness. Alternatively, when things “felt right”, my date would inexplicably not posses the qualities that I was certain I wanted in a partner.
Recognizing this pattern was an important first step in resolving it. It became obvious that I needed to reconcile my emotional and intellectual dimensions to commit myself to love.
After more than ten years of frustrated dating, I met my wife in the magical summer of 2001. Deliberately identifying my obstacles, and learning to understand the power of unconscious process as part of the equation empowered me to finally commit to a mature and healthy long-term relationship.
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