Susan N. Finkelstein, LCSW
About
Susan Finkelstein is the Director of Understanding Primitive Mental States, a program committed to studying Contemporary Kleinian Theory and Technique. She teaches Claustro-Agoraphobic Dilemma, Schizoid Phenomena; If I Were You, a course dedicated to Borderline Personality Disorders; The Not-I Personality of Narcissistic Pathological States; Enactment in the Transference-Countertransference Dynamic and The Internal World and Its Objects. Additionally, Susan co-teaches Freudian and Kleinian Theory and Clinical Technique with David Bell, MD, from London.
Analytic Training
Contemporary Freudian Society, Member 1986; Training and Supervising Analyst 1998
IPTAR, Member
IPA
ApsaA co-chairs discussion group on Schizoid Modes in Narcissistic and Borderline States
Practice Details
Areas of Specialization / Expertise
Adult individual, Anxiety and anxiety disorders, Conflicts with creativity, Couples therapy, Depression and mood disorders, Grief and mourning, Relationships, Stress and coping, Trauma, Work inhibitions
Treatment Catchment Area
New York County (NY) (Manhattan)
Primary Office
Address: 25 East 10th Street #1E, New York, NY 10003Main Phone Number: 212-254-8501
Email Address: susanfcsw@aol.com