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Philip Bender
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First Name
Philip
Last Name
Bender
Work email
philip@benderphd.com
Work phone
845-200-3665
Website
https://www.benderphd.com/
Degrees, qualifications and/or specializations
PhD, CGP
I currently have openings for individual clients
Yes
I currently have openings for group clients
Yes
Email
philip@benderphd.com
Phone
845-200-3665
Website
https://www.benderphd.com/
Office location
Manhattan, Poughkeepsie
About the group leader
I’m a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Certified Group Psychotherapist, and EMDR practitioner. My specialties include trauma, depression, anxiety, grief & loss, men’s issues, technology addiction, climate distress, emerging adulthood, and blocked creativity. I’m passionate about helping clients connect with meaning and purpose in the human world, especially in the face of increasing technological alienation. My approach is humanistic, existential and trauma-informed, and integrates psychodynamic therapy, CBT, and mindfulness. I am also trained in Attachment-focused EMDR for complex trauma, and I facilitate process-based therapy groups in Manhattan and Poughkeepsie, NY.
Degrees, qualifications and/or specializations
PhD, CGP
Current Groups (name, description, location, schedule)
Interpersonal Process Group for Adults: Manhattan, Mondays 6-7:30pm
Interpersonal Process Group for Adults: Poughkeepsie/Hudson Valley, Day/Time TBD (Now Recruiting!)

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