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Name: Dr. Simone Lishka
Profession: Clinical Psychologist
License Number: New York State License # 15801
Location: Scarsedale, Westchester, Little Neck, Queens/Nassau border
Education
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology,
Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology/University of Hartford
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Professional experience
The Center for Preventive Psychiatry- Parents and Children Together (PACT) Nursery Individual and group therapy for adults, focusing on past relationships, abuse in a relationship, limit setting, self esteem issues, and learning how to recognize and form healthy adult relationships. Therapy and psycho-educational services for parents and their infants in a nursery setting which encourages healthy attachment.
The Center for Preventive Psychiatry- Outpatient Clinic
Family, child and adolescent therapy.
CHE- Senior Psychological Services
Providing therapy and testing to the elderly community. Psychotherapy for depression, loneliness, unresolved grief, end of life issues, and adjustment to declining health and/or living alone after the death of a spouse.
North Shore-LIJ Hospital – Children’s’ Day Hospital
Providing individual, group, and family therapy. As well as conducting psychological assessments of children in a school based therapeutic program. Parent guidance and skill building to help better manage and understand
child behavior.
Wheeler Clinic/Northwest Village School – Child and Adolescent Day Treatment
Providing long term therapy with seriously emotionally disturbed children and their caregivers in a day treatment setting. Psychological assessments and consultation with foster care agencies, school systems, and child protective services.
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Clinical interests
My clinical interests include the psychotherapy of interpersonal struggles, and anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adults. Psycho-education and skill building for expecting parents, adoptive parents, or existing parents who want to take a proactive approach in learning more about their child’s psychological and cognitive development. Psycho-education and guidance about the importance of proper attachment, appropriate limit setting, and creating a supportive environment. As an extension of my attachment work with parents and children, I have become increasingly interested in how our early relationships play into adulthood with friends and romantic partners.
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Practice information
I work privately with parents, children, and couples, providing psychotherapy, psycho-education and skill building. I primarily treat behavior problems, anxiety and depression in children and adolescents, and adult interpersonal difficulties. I also provide psycho-educational services and therapy to expecting parents, adoptive parents, and existing parents, focusing on child cognitive, emotional, and social development, healthy attachment and parenting skills.
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Love-Life biography
I am happily married to my husband, Matthew, whom I met 11 years ago. We have been together since our first date in 1993. When we first met, I didn’t know that he would be the one that I would marry. It was not love at first sight, as you often hear. Rather, it was a comment that he made to friend, that I overheard, that set him apart and was the base of my attraction to him. It was his respect and consideration that came through in that comment that I found then, and find now most attractive about him.
Although we were both “adults” when we met this did not stop our parents from giving frequent “advice”, and sometimes over-involving themselves in our relationship. My father was not particularly pleased when I chose to transfer out of state and continue my undergraduate studies to be closer to my then boyfriend. His mother was disappointed that her son was falling in love with someone who was not of the same faith. They both felt very comfortable in letting us know their views, and tried to create doubt in our relationship. Some of these issues continued to follow us, and we had to learn how to balance our own individual needs and beliefs with that of family, if we wanted a future together.
I believe the most important thing in our relationship is that we have always been very committed to one another and our relationship. We have had our fair share of arguments and disagreements, but they often serve to help us understand one another better. Early in our relationship, when I felt hurt or misunderstood I would often close up, mistakenly expecting him to know what I was thinking and what I needed from him. Luckily, he would never let me get away with shutting down and was persistent in finding out what was upsetting me. I probably learned this communication style from my own parents who did not have a happy marriage, and initially I did not realize how destructive this could be. Today we are much more conscious and proactive in the way we communicate with one another. Neither of us came from parents who were particularly happily married and I sometimes worried that this would happen to us. However, as our interest and trust in each other grew I was finally able to let go of the fear, become more vulnerable, and therefore more open to his love. Our love has changed over the years, growing with who we are and the different experiences we have faced. I feel fortunate to share my life and love with him as it only enhances who we both are.
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