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Dr. Jill Backfield, PhD, Psychologist in New York

Dr. Jill Backfield

Psychologist, PhD

Verified

Office

1123 Broadway
Suite 1111
New York, New York 10010
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Contact Information

phone: (212) 691-6887

“Dr. Jill Backfield brings a wealth of clinical experience, intelligent understanding, and personal warmth and creativity to her therapeutic work with individuals struggling with problems in living and working. With a clinically tailored approach to treatment, her practice of psychotherapy and assessment with culturally diverse individuals calls upon her extensive background in clinical teaching and training at Columbia University, her intensive work with significantly challenged individuals in hospitalized settings, her supportive interventions with individuals contending with the pain of combined medical and psychological distress, and her own creative experiences in the arts and in working with artists across many fields.”

Taking the first step toward getting help is often the most difficult

GENERAL
  • Gender: Female
  • Years in Practice: 20+ Years
  • Sliding Scale: Yes
  • Accepts Credit Cards: No
  • Accepted Insurance Plans:
    • Out of Network
  • Please ask about your health
    insurance coverage when you
    arrange your first visit.
CLIENT FOCUS
  • Ethnicity: Any
  • Gender: All
  • Religious Orientation: Any
  • Gay/Lesbian Expertise: Yes
  • Age: Adolescents, Adults, Children
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Graduate School: Columbia University
  • Year Graduated: 1996
  • License No. and State: 013025 New York
SPECIALTIES
(Strengths in green)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Personality Disorders
  • Gay Lesbian Issues
  • Depression
  • Anxiety or Fears
  • Child or Adolescent Issues
  • ADHD
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Infertility or Adoption
  • OCD
  • Parenting
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Psychosis
  • Thinking Disorders
TREATMENT PREFERENCES
  • Orientation:
    Eclectic
    Psychological Testing
  • Modality:
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Individuals
EASY ACCESS