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Vincent
Pandolfi, Ph.D.
Dr. Pandolfi received his doctoral degree in Clinical/School Psychology from Hofstra University in Long Island. He is a licensed psychologist in New York State. Dr. Pandolfi practices behavior therapy with children and adolescents presenting with a wide range of needs. He specializes in treating youth with developmental disabilities, especially those with an autism spectrum disorder. He also treats many children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. |
J.
David Useda, Ph.D.
Dr. J. David Useda attained his B.A. in Psychology from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Dr. Useda earned his Master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He then completed the University of Rochester’s Adult Psychology Internship Program, and received a Post Doctorate Degree at the Center for the Prevention and Study of Suicide also at the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry. He has trained extensively as a psychotherapist, and throughout his academic and research career, his focus has been the relation of personality to more severe emotional and behavioral problems.
Dr. Useda has had years of experience as an individual outpatient therapist and inpatient treatment staff, as well as extensive research experience. Dr. Useda is a certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist and Group Psychotherapist, and is trained in; Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Anxiety Disorders and Depression, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. His orientation to therapy, and the field as whole, is Client-Centered, Integrative, and pragmatic. He is also a recipient of a two year NIMH National Student Research Award Fellow, as well as the Division 12 Post Graduate Student Research Award. He has authored/co-authored over 12 articles/chapters in his area of specialty: adult personality and it’s relation to severe emotional and behavioral problems. Dr. Useda is well versed in the science and practice of psychology. He has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in psychology as well as supervised Psychology Interns and Psychiatry Residents while Co-Director of the University of Rochester’s Adult Psychology Internship Program.
Dr. Useda is a licensed New State Psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association and its’ Division of Clinical Psychologists as well as our
local Genesee Valley Psychological Association. He is originally from the New York Metropolitan area, and lives in the City of Rochester with his wife and two young sons.
Dr. Useda’s areas of expertise and interests include:
- Depressive Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders (including PTSD)
- Personality Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Psychotic Disorders
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