
Dr. David L. Lopez / Cornell & Columbia Affiliated
Psychiatrist, MD, FAPA, DFAACAP, Cornell, Faculty
Verified by Psychology Today
Medical Arts Building, 1601 Walnut St., Suite 406, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Let's Connect (215) 650-8406

Cornell and Columbia trained, Dr. Lopez does not believe in one-size-fits-all treatments. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the national Child and Adolescent Psychiatry society (AACAP) and believes in down-to-earth approaches that really make sense. Dr. Lopez is also an adult psychotherapist with years of training in the most in-depth psychotherapies. He provides interventions that have clear results. A Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), he has taught at Cornell and Columbia specialized programs for more than 15 years. He now brings to Philadelphia the latest knowledge to help kids, parents, and adult patients.
When one understands the underlying causes of the person's difficulties, real long-term solutions can be found. Dr. Lopez's friendly and approachable style, combined with his high-level clinical skills as a psychoanalyst, allows him to detect what has prevented his patients from reaching their maximum level of functioning. Dr. Lopez is member of APsaA.
Dr. Lopez's patients know how easy it is to reach him by cellphone or text, and that he will always answer patients' questions clearly. With Dr. Lopez you can trust that he will recommend medications when absolutely necessary. He is up to date with the latest knowledge of psychopharmacology, side effects, and potential risks of the medications he prescribes.
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Dr. David L. Lopez / Cornell & Columbia Affiliated
Psychiatrist,
MD,
FAPA,
DFAACAP,
Cornell,
Faculty
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: Pennsylvania / 478457
- In Practice for 22 Years
- Certificate from Weill Cornell Medicine Child, Adol, Adult Psychiatry / 2001
- Certificate from Columbia Psychoanalytic Center In-Depth Psychotherapy / 2005
- Weill Cornell Medicine, Graduated 2001
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Child
- Mood Disorders
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
- Work issues, school issues, social difficulties.
Client Focus
Age
Toddler,
Children (6 to 10),
Preteen,
Teen,
Adults
Communities
Bisexual Allied,
Body Positivity,
Cancer,
Gay Allied,
Lesbian Allied,
Non-Binary Allied,
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy,
Queer Allied,
Racial Justice Allied,
Transgender Allied
I also speak
French,
Spanish
Age
Toddler,
Children (6 to 10),
Preteen,
Teen,
Adults
Communities
Bisexual Allied,
Body Positivity,
Cancer,
Gay Allied,
Lesbian Allied,
Non-Binary Allied,
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy,
Queer Allied,
Racial Justice Allied,
Transgender Allied
I also speak
French,
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Adolescent Conflict Resolution
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Parenting skills training
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Additional Location
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (215) 650-8406

Dr. David L. Lopez / Cornell & Columbia Affiliated
Psychiatrist,
MD,
FAPA,
DFAACAP,
Cornell,
Faculty
Last Modified: 1 May 2023