Gwen Alter
Psychologist, PhD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (718) 673-2730
Available both in-person and online
110-45 Queens Boulevard Suite A2 Forest Hills, NY 11375
LET'S TALK. Ever since psychotherapy (the talking cure) was conceived over 100 years ago it has grown and evolved. But one thing remains constant: talking with someone about the things that bother you, in a safe and empathic environment is curative. It is the first step to changing the way you think, feel and act. In more than 20 years of practice, I have studied and mastered various techniques of psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral, relational, psychodynamic) and will utilize these in our work together.
I have helped people with anxiety, depression, PTSD and other mood disorders, as well as parenting and relationship issues. I enjoy helping people cope with difficult life transitions, i.e., loss, parenting, career changes and the like. I work with adolescents and adults in individual and/or couples and family treatment.
My office, centrally located in Forest Hills, Queens, is convenient to all transportation and accepts most major insurance plans.Please call to set up a consultation. I look forward to talking with you.
Call or Email Gwen Alter now for a free 15 minute consultation - (718) 673-2730
Let's Connect (718) 673-2730
Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Cash, CheckInsurance
- Aetna
- Anthem
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- EmblemHealth
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- HIP | Health Plan of New York
- Medicare
- Optum
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Gwen Alter
Psychologist, PhD
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (718) 673-2730
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New York / 010685 Gwen Alter
- In Practice for 35 years
- Attended Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Graduated 1990
- Certificate from Vassar College BA
- Certificate from Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Gwen Alter
Psychologist, PhD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (718) 673-2730
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Eclectic
- Family / Marital
- Imago
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
Gwen Alter
Psychologist, PhD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (718) 673-2730