About Dr. Jorge

Living is an art in relating.

I work to create a space that feels natural for you, in which you can experience yourself with awareness. Together, we work to identify what you feel and think in the present moment. We explore what you are experiencing when you experience tension. We identify the views and patterns that get you stuck. We make sense of what keeps these patterns going. My goal is to help you think clearly and feel fully so you can create the internal and external conditions for ease and contentment. And, if all goes well, that is just the beginning.

Therapy is one of the most significant investments that you can make. It takes time, courage, and commitment. I prefer to work with you at least once a week for 30 or 45 minute sessions.

My attitude is open, playful, humorous, and direct. I work with adults and adolescents from many backgrounds. I have experience working with people who experience anxiety, mood swings, depression, addictions and compulsive behaviors, stress, and problems at work and in relationships. I also have experience working with college students and emerging adults who identify as LGBTQI+, NB, ND, and BIPOC.

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My academic and clinical experience

I earned my bachelor’s in Italian Language and Culture at Princeton University, in Princeton, NJ, and my doctorate in clinical psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Yeshiva University in the Morris Park neighborhood in the Bronx, NY. Dr. Shelly Goldklank supervised my doctoral research.

I trained in hospitals, college counseling centers, community organizations, and community mental health clinics in New York City and Philadelphia. My doctoral research focused on the relevance of PrEP for gay men. I have offered seminars the impact of COVID on LGBTQ+ and POC communities. I am a cofounder of the Get It Together Coalition, a non-profit organization in West Hollywood focused on collaborating with local organizations to find new solutions to heal and support all LGBTQ+ communities.

 

Writing and Translation

Alcantar Heredia, J.L., and Shelly Goldklank, The relevance of pre-exposure prophylaxis in gay men’s lives and their motivations to use it: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 21, 1829 (2021).

Rozitchner, E. (2020). Old Age and the Pandemic. Psychoanalysis Today,

Issaharoff, E.B. (2020). Self-Realization. Psychoanalysis Today.

Durand, N. (2019). A Theory about Addictions. Psychoanalysis Today.

Catz, H. (2019). Tattoos, from Diction to Addiction. Psychoanalysis Today,

Adler, E. (2019). Current Presentations in Adolescent Sexuality. Psychoanalysis Today,

Zac de Filc, S. (2019). On Working with Narcissistic Patients. Psychoanalysis Today,

Jarast, R. (2018). Death of the Hand. Psychoanalysis Today,

Valdes, E. (2018). Learning from Childhood. Psychoanalysis Today,

Onaindia, J. (2018). Putting Together Fragments to Be Alone. Psychoanalysis Today,

 

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