Dr. Penni Waldman

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Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) in NY More info Licensed Clinical Psychologists, LCPs, hold a doctoral degree and are trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepting patients

Licensed in NY

Accepts insurance

Hi there, I'm Dr. Penni!

Dr. Penni Waldman is a clinical/health psychologist, inter-faith minister, and hypnotherapist with over 30 years of experience working with infants, toddlers, children, teenagers, couples, geriatrics, family, special needs, cultural issues, food, weight issues, viruses, autoimmune diseases, and nutritional needs. Anxiety, depression, grief, chronic illness, cultural stress, career counseling, parenting, and men’s issues are just a few of the specialties I work with. Most of us go through life with uncontrolled thoughts allowing our minds to dictate perceptions and meaning to situations we encounter, often in unproductive and/or distressful ways. Beliefs drive behaviors and, as a result, often people complain that they repeat unproductive behaviors that do not lead to healing. Breaking this cycle is easy and by altering our perceptions, we break the cycle of repeating behaviors which in turn could influence others in our life in more positive and productive ways. CBT, DBT, positive psychology, solution-focused, humanistic, and energy psychology are just a few of the modalities that are used. Most importantly, I use an eclectic approach so that everyone’s needs are addressed. According to William Glasser, a psychiatrist, there are 4 levels to responding to situations: (a) what we think, (b) emotions, (c) behaviors, and (d) our body’s response. These responses influence our interactions with ourselves and others, while we do not have direct control over our emotions or our body’s responses (i.e. increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, etc.), by manipulating our thoughts and behaviors we influence change in how we feel emotionally and physically as well as how we can indirectly make these changes. Dr. Waldman uses the mnemonic HICU (Healing, Inspiration, Comforting, and Uplifting) to guide her patients into more productive and peaceful living.

About Dr. Penni

Specialities

  • Addiction
  • Adolescents/Teens
  • Aging
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anxiety
  • Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Career Counseling
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Codependency
  • Chronic Illness
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Cultural Stress
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Divorce
  • Drug Abuse
  • Grief
  • Family Conflict
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Job Stress
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Life Coaching
  • Marital/Pre-marital
  • Men's Issues
  • Older Adults
  • Spirituality
  • Weight Loss
  • Self Esteem
  • Peer Relationships

Methods

  • Christian Counseling
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eclectic
  • Family Therapy
  • Gestalt
  • Humanistic
  • Group Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based
  • Jungian
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Play Therapy
  • Biofeedback
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Reality Therapy
  • Solution Focused
  • Structural Family Therapy

Practice

License

  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) More info Licensed Clinical Psychologists, LCPs, hold a doctoral degree and are trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepted insurance providers

  • Aetna and Optum

Languages spoken

  • English

Session Information

  • Video session
  • 60 minutes

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12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM

Evening

7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM

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Morning

10:30 AM

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Evening

6:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

All times are shown in Eastern Time (ET)

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  • 55 minutes
  • Covered by Aetna and Optum Session cost depends on your insurance, most people pay $5-40 per session after meeting their deductible. There aren't any fees for using Path.

Next Appointment Wednesday, December 6

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