Verified by Frederick Woolverton Ph.D.
Frederick Woolverton, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist who has specialized in treating addiction and trauma patients for more than twenty-five years. He earned his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from The Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University.
He also holds a Diploma in Psychoanalysis and is a Certified Practitioner in Substance Abuse and Addictive Disorders. He was the Clinical Director of the Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse in Long Island and is the Founder and Director of the Village Institute for Psychotherapy in Manhattan and Arkansas, which provides a range of psychological services including teaching and treatment of addictive and trauma disorders.
His treatment of substance abuse and addictive disorders has been reported in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and numerous other publications, and his work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine and Psychology Today.com. His book on the treatment of substance abuse disorders titled "Unhooked" was published in January 2012. He has given workshops and conferences at The New York State Psychological Association, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Pace University, the Northwest Arkansas Psychology Association, and has worked closely with the police, firemen and The Red Cross helping parents who lost children at the World Trade Center. He can be reached through his website: www.villageinstitute.com.
