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My name is Dr. Valéry Fradkov and I am the founder of Psychological Consulting and Therapy. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by the NJ State Board of Social Work Examiners. I had earned my Masters of Social Work at Adelphi University (New York) and Doctorate in Science at the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow). |
In my practice, I have had the privilege of helping my clients deal with conflicts and misunderstanding, stress and burnout, parenting, divorce, anxiety and depression, loss, medical illness, low self-esteem, abuse and trauma, fears, self-control, personality disorders, addictions, and more. I work with individuals (adults and teenagers), couples, families, and groups.
I’m grateful for having an opportunity to work in several very different settings. That empowers me with a unique ability to relate to my clients. For many years I worked as professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, performed scientific research for NASA, worked for major Wall Street institutions such as Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, and provided psybhotherapy at various psychiatric facilities, including The Training Institute for Mental Health in Manhattan and the Center for Revitalizing Psychiatry in Hackensack, NJ.
It may look like dramatic changes of career although in some way it is not. What I do best is identifying a problem, analyzing it, finding a solution, and explaining it to the others considering the way they think rather than the way I think. In this respect, physics, management, and psychology are quite similar. In fact, experience in one area is a great asset for the other.
My teaching experience armed me with an ability to understand the way my clients think before I start to offer them my analysis and explanations.
My years of experience on Wall Street gave me insight into the distinctive pressures that people are facing within the corporate world. In addition, my experience of interviewing hundreds of people and being interviewed many times myself, allows me to provide valuable advice on psychological issues of finding and keeping a job and on psychology of career growth.
At NASA, I observed typically "nerdish" problems of people with high intellectual and educational level whose emotional and communicational issues were not properly addressed.
Being an immigrant from Russia, I have had first hand experience with the difficulties and anxieties people often have when living in a new country, picking up new customs, mastering a new language, and learning how to present themselves appropriately.
And now, as a small business owner and entrepreneur, I understand the daily struggles that small business owners face, and deal with the anxieties that go along with risking everything for an idea or a dream of building your own business.
For my work with teenagers and families, I am included in the list of NJ's Favorite Kids' Docs 2012
I am an active member of the American Psycholoical Association (APA), International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), National Communication Association (NCA), American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), International Society for Mental Health Online (ISMHO), National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), American Telemedicine Association (ATA), and National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
I am listed and rated at AllTherapist.com