From Dr. Henig

I received my doctorate in clinical psychology in 1981, and I’ve been in private practice on Long Island for over 40 years.  I’ve always had a general psychotherapy practice, treating children, adolescents and adults, and working with individuals, couples and families.  However, over the years, I’ve pursued extensive postdoctoral training and have developed a variety of areas of expertise.

I completed postdoctoral training in child and adolescent psychotherapy in 1989, and that enhanced all of my work with children and their parents.  It also contributed to my interest in helping families not only through my work as a psychotherapist, but also through developing self-help books for children and their parents.  I've written a variety of children's picture books and parent guides.  These include books pertaining to proactive parenting and reward programs (Sara Makes Her Mother Proud and Learns Good Behavior, a children's book and a parent guide); help for children who are frightened when left alone at bedtime (Goodbye to Bedtime Fears, a children's book and a parent guide); help for children who have encopresis (soiling) (No More Poops in My Pants, a children's book that includes a parent guide); and help for teens and their parents who are dealing with adolescent issues related to divorce (Parenting Time With a Teenager: When the Parent Wants the Time and the Teen Does Not).

I've always been interested in issues pertaining to romance and relationships.  My masters thesis involved two research projects related to aspects of romance and love.  Viewing the dating world on Long Island in the 90s, through my experience as a therapist, I was inspired to write Single on Long Island: Meeting the Other Singles and Finding the One.
 
My interest in romantic relationships also fueled my interest in becoming a sex therapist.  With continued advanced training, I became certified as a sex therapist by AASECT, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

Oddly enough, a marriage therapist can benefit enormously from understanding the mechanics of divorce, and while I do not practice divorce mediation, I do have training in divorce mediation through the Ackerman Institute in New York City.
 
I have pursued advanced training in the treatment of OCD through the International OCD Foundation, and I have expertise in addressing OCD both in children and in adults.
 
I am married, and I have two grown children.

Affiliations

  • American Psychological Association

  • Nassau County Psychological Association

  • New York State Psychological Association

  • Suffolk County Psychological Association

  • National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

  • American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists

  • Society for Sex Therapy and Research

  • International OCD Foundation

Education

  • Postdoctoral Diploma, 1989, Adelphi University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Program

  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1981, The Catholic University of America

  • M.A. in Clinical Psychology, 1978, The Catholic University of America

  • A.B. in Psychology, 1973, Oberlin College