Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, Supervision, and Training
Adults, Couples, Families, and Children
I am a Clinical Psychologist in private practice, licensed in New Jersey and New York, with thirty-five years of full-time clinical experience working with adults and children, couples, and families, with an office in Montclair, New Jersey. Remote treatment available as appropriate.
News & Updates:
- Practice will be closed January 6 – 10 2024
- Openings in my Monday Supervision Group! Details below…
Services:
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Psychoanalysis
- Couples Therapy
- Parenting Consultations
- Clinical Supervision
- Psychedelic Integration
Treatment for:
- Anxiety and Stress
- Depression & Mood Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Reactions
- Interpersonal & Relationship Problems
- Marital & Family Problems
- Child & Adolescent Problems
Ready to get started?
I am trained and experienced in the treatment of a wide variety of psychological, psychophyisological, and relationship problems. I believe that every person needs to be treated as an individual with unique circumstances and needs, and my treatment approach reflects this belief.
Insurance
I am not a participating provider in any health insurance networks, and I do not accept insurance payments from any insurance carriers in lieu of payments for services. Payment is expected at the time services are provided (please see my Fee Policies). I will provide documentation for you at your request to enable you to file an insurance claim to obtain the maximum insurance reimbursement you are entitled to under the terms of your contract.
Insurance companies typically require an individual DSM or ICD diagnosis, which I will provide on request. I will review with you any information requested by your insurance company before releasing it to them. Your privacy and the confidentiality of your clinical records are my highest priority, and I will do nothing that violates your legal rights to your privacy.
Fees
All fees will be set at the start of any treatment. Payment is expected at the time services are provided, regardless of your insurance benefits (please see my Insurance policies). I will charge my usual and customary fee but I do offer a sliding scale based on income, financial circumstances, and likely insurance reimbursement. It is my wish not to turn away anyone who wishes to work with me for lack of funds. If you require a lower fee than I can offer, I will attempt to assist you in finding low-cost psychotherapy services.
Please contact me directly for more information: seth.warren@me.com
Scheduling & Appointments
I see patients in two office locations. I work in Hoboken NJ, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and I am in South Orange NJ, on Mondays and Fridays.
All consultations are by appointment only. To schedule an initial consultation, please call my office at 201-798-5675, or send an email to seth.warren@me.com
Groups
Clinical Consultation Group — Developing and Supporting a Private Psychotherapy Practice
I have openings in this upcoming Clinical Consultation Group scheduled for Monday mornings. The group is suitable for licensed professionals seeking the support and encouragement of a group supervisory experience. The purpose of this group is to use psychoanalytic clinical concepts and theory to process clinical issues in cases presented by its members with the goal of helping members develop and maintain the kind of practice they would like to have. In particular, the group will help support depth-oriented psychotherapy practice in the context of decreasing cultural support and interest in meaningful and intensive psychotherapeutic work. This group is suitable for early-career clinicians with at least some background in psychoanalytic thought and practice. Fee is moderate to encourage ongoing participation. See contact information to inquire.
Reading Group — Relational Psychoanalysis: Theory and Practice
Relational Psychoanalysis is a important and growing area of clinical theory and practice, synthesizing a number of historical trends in psychoanalysis and social theory. This ongoing group will meet weekly to read and discuss the work of major Relational theorists in a casual and collegial atmosphere. Readings will be drawn from both historically-important and contemporary texts reflecting the interests of group members. We may choose to meander through selected topics as our interests shift and evolve. We will always keep an eye on the clinical relevance of this work, considering how these texts may enrich and expand our clinical work and our professional selves.
Reading Group — Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Object Relations Theories
This reading and study group will meet weekly to explore the large and growing literature derived from the object relations theories of the Kleinian tradition, including the contributions of Winnicott and Bion. There is a large group of exciting and provocative contemporary clinical theorists in this tradition, including Thomas Ogden, Christopher Bollas, Michael Eigen, Adam Phillips, James Grotstein, Neville Symington, and quite a few others, from whose work we can pick and choose. The purpose of this group is to read and study together in a relaxed, unhurried, and collegial context, without the pressure of academic requirements or evaluation, to be able to dwell with, savor, and process these theoretical writings with an aim of supporting the pleasure of learning, discovery, and the personal use of theory for growth and application in our clinical work. Readings can be chosen based on group interest. Moderate fee. See my contact information to find out more about this group.
NEW GROUP
Clinical Consultation Supervision Group — Psychoanalytically-Informed Approach to Treatment
I am currently running a new private weekly clinical supervision group, meeting on Monday mornings in South Orange, NJ. The group will be suitable for psychotherapists some background in psychoanalytically-oriented clinical work, or experienced clinicians who wish to learn more about a psychoanalytically-informed approach to treatment.
A primary function of the group will be to process presented clinical case material in a group setting, working on resolving transference and countertransference dilemmas that inevitably arise in all intensive treatment, to deepen clinical work and facilitate the psychotherapeutic process. In addition, the group will reflect my own interest in the challenge of bridging theory and clinical experience.
We will rely on an approach that recognizes the central importance of emotional, and not just intellectual processing, of clinical material. This balance is also part of the supervision experience. We will rely on both theory and on emotional experiences in the group setting to give enhanced meaning to clinical work, and to develop clinical formulations relying on the languages of diverse psychological theories, including object relations theories, and contemporary relational psychoanalysis, among others.
I have twenty-seven years of experience with group supervision, as member of a long-term supervision group, as peer group member, and running my own supervision groups for graduate students in clinical psychology and also with post-graduate clinicians with varied training backgrounds.
I have found that supervision groups provide some unique benefits to clinicians. The mutuality and emotional supportiveness of a group setting allows members to address clinical difficulties in an atmosphere of safety and collegiality. Members bring different experience and their own personalities, offering varied responses and insights. The cost of the group will be moderate, with the intention of allowing the group to develop and evolve over time.
Please feel free to pass along this information to others who may be interested, and feel free to contact me with any questions.
About Me
I completed my undergraduate degree at the State University of New York at Binghamton, majoring in Psychology and English, and completed my Masters and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.. After completing my clinical internship at Saint Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center in New York City, I worked briefly as Clinical Coordinator of a partial hospital program in Summit NJ, and also began seeing patients privately in 1989. I was licensed as a psychologist by the State of New Jersey in 1991.
I completed post-graduate training at the Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New York University in 1998. I began teaching as a member of the Visiting Faculty at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (Rutgers University) in 1992, teaching courses on psychoanalytic theory, psychotherapy and time-limited psychotherapy, where I continued to teach until 2012. I have also completed additional post-graduate training and supervision in couples therapy, child and adolescent treatment, family therapy and consultation, meditation, and biofeedback.
I presently hold academic appointments at Ferkhauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, Gordon F. Dener Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University, and the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, among others.
From 2010 to 2016 I served as Director at the Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of New Jersey (CPPNJ), a post-graduate training institute with training programs in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and couples therapy, where I am also a member of the faculty. I supervise candidates and teach postgraduate courses at CPPNJ on psychotherapy, psychoanalytic theory, relational theory and practice.
In addition to providing psychotherapy services to adults and children, I offer consultation to couples, parents, and families. I also offer individual and group supervision services to psychologists and other mental health professionals both privately and in the context of formal pre- and post-graduate clinical training.
I teach in the graduate psychology program at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, and offer classes for postgraduate candidates continuing their clinical training at the Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of New Jersey, where I have also served as Director of Training, and Institute Director.
I have a Post-Doctoral certificate from the Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New York University, and I have completed additional post-graduate training and supervision in couples therapy, child and adolescent treatment, family therapy and consultation, and biofeedback.