Benjamin Meyer Email & Phone Number

Nyack, New York, United States

• Provide individual psychotherapy in Spanish and English to couples, adults, and children/adolescents • Complete initial intakes, progress notes, and treatment plans in a timely fashion• Coordinate services with outside providers (child protective services, teachers, school counselors, probation officers, etc)• Complete discharge summaries in a timely fashion • Supervise Multiple supervisees • Provide evidence-based company wide presentation on using a strength-based approach in the mental health treatment of individuals with learning disabilities.

Online Services

I provide culturally competent bilingual psychotherapy to individuals with learning disorders and the neurodivergent, young adults, couples, and college and graduate school students. I provide a warm and genuine space for individuals to find meaning and success in their social and professional lives, as well as for neurodiverse couples to build communication skills. I also help to to rebuild trust and improve communication between couples following an infidelity. I am also been running a dating skills coaching group that began on December 14th, 2022. Please call me at 3477683909 or email me at benjaminmeyerlcsw@gmail.com to schedule free 15-minute initial phone conversation. I provided multiple presentations and written multiple blogs and articles on learning differences and neurodiversity. Please contact me to find out more.

Hackensack, New Jersey

• Provide individual psychotherapy in Spanish and English to couples, adults, and children/adolescents • Complete initial intakes, progress notes, and treatment plans in a timely fashion• Coordinate services with outside providers (child protective services, teachers, school counselors, probation officers, etc)• Complete Discharge Summaries in a Timely Fashion • Refer to Outside Medical and Mental Health Providers. • Outlined and coordinated with the development department to increase community awareness regarding the agency’s services.• Conducted a presentation on strengths based approaches to treatment for consumers with mental illnesses.

Corona, New York

• Provide individual psychotherapy in Spanish and English to couples, adults, and children/adolescents • Complete initial intakes, progress notes, and treatment plans in a timely fashion• Coordinate services with outside providers (child protective services, teachers, school counselors, etc) • Created and Translated a Safety Contract to be used with suicidal and high risk clients• Completed a thorough multi-paged psychological evaluation to be submitted as part of a client’s immigration case.

Woodside And South Jamaica, Ny

• Provide individual, collateral, family, and group psychotherapy in English and Spanish for children and adolescents with a variety of DSM diagnosis and learning disorders. • Create treatment plans & conduct treatment plan reviews • Document psychotherapeutic interventions and treatment objectives through progress notes. • Discharge patients and refer to other community services. • Create a resource list to use for referring clients at the clinic• Participate in weekly supervision and weekly staff meetings regarding OMH compliance• Conduct intake screenings for new patients• Complete comprehensive psychosocial evaluations • Create and implement group curriculum for a boys ADHD group with a co-facilitator• Attend MAP (Managing and Adapting Practices) training on the implementation and use of evidence based interventions when working with children and adolescents.

New York, Ny

• Provide psychodynamic psychotherapy to young adults • Attend weekly individual supervision in psychodynamic psychotherapy • Write monthly and six month summaries documenting patient progress

Jackson Heighs, Ny

• Provide individual and family psychotherapy in English and Spanish to children, adolescents, and adults. • Document psychotherapeutic interventions and treatment objectives through progress notes• Complete authorizations for insurance companies. • Participate in bi-weekly individual supervision• Participate in monthly group supervision

Brooklyn, Ny

• Provided individual, collateral, and family psychotherapy in English and Spanish for children, adolescents, and adults experiencing symptoms of psychiatric illness. • Documented psychotherapeutic interventions and treatment objectives through progress notes• Provided preliminary diagnoses • Created treatment plans & conduct treatment plan reviews

Greater New York City Area

• Provided individual psychotherapy for adults in English and Spanish. • Documented psychotherapeutic interventions and treatment objectives through progress notes • Provided preliminary diagnoses • Created treatment plans & conduct treatment plan reviews • Discharged patients and refer to other community services • Participated in weekly individual and group supervision

Greater New York City Area

• Provided individual, collateral, and family psychotherapy in English and Spanish for, children, adolescent, and adult patients experiencing symptoms of psychiatric illness• Complete intakes and psychosocial evaluations for new clients. • Participated in weekly individual supervision• Participated in weekly staff meetings• Documented psychotherapeutic interventions and treatment objectives through progress notes. • Received and documented telephone referrals . • Provided preliminary diagnosis • Created treatment plans & conducted treatment plan reviews

Greater St. Louis Area

• Answered the phones at a 24-hour crisis and suicide prevention hotline • Received and applied crisis intervention training • Identified suicide risk through Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) • Documented all phone calls• Provided a list of social service referrals to callers

Santa Marta, El Salvador, & San Salvador, El Salvador

• Conducted interviews of former Salvadoran Civil War refugees • Transcribed interviews • Organized interviews into corresponding sections of a publication• Translated documents from Spanish to English and vice versa • Wrote research report on the impact of Hurricane Mitch in Central America • Investigated and wrote articles on public health events

Berkeley, California

• Aided students with developmental disabilities in basic academic skills such as number recognition• Provided students in instruction in basic social skills and anger management • Instructed students on basic hygienic skills

Oaxaca, Mexico

• Taught sustainable agriculture to isolated indigenous communities. • Guided undergraduate students through Oaxaca • Worked in food distribution center for Oaxaca’s indigenous community.

Masters Degree, Social Work, 2Nd Year Of Msw Program

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Honors Society for the 2010 and 2011 academic school year. Recipient of the Andrés Velasco/Philip Vera.

Transfered After One Year To Nyu, 1St Year Of Social Work School

Activities and Societies: Recipient of $15, 000 award in tuition reduction due to academic excellence and commitment to social.