Dr. Haley is the Founding President and Resident Psychologist of NYC Psychologist, a Manhattan based psychology practice. She is unique in the diversity of her experience, knowledge, and understanding. This diversity enriches her work as a Psychotherapist and Life Coach, and enabled her to conceive and develop SFT SELF-Focused Therapy, the integrated non-reuctionist psychotherapy she created. With this treatment, Dr. Haley helps her clients more readily resolve significant psychological, psychiatric, and relationship problems. She has been recognized for her exceptional effectiveness as a therapist by Optum Health's Campaign for Excellence .
Honored for her outstanding abilities in Clinical Psychology while still a graduate student, she was given the presitigious Dolson-Stein Award at the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a Ph.D. in Psychology. In addition, she has an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business, and an M.S. in mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University. She was elected and served two terms as President of the NYC Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW-NYC) and was Chair of the NOW-NYC Service Fund. Clearly, the breadth of her experience and training are exceptional.
Her life's work has demonstrated her concern for others. As a Psychologist, she has successfully improved the lives of individuals, couples, and families. Her decades of women's rights activism have been dedicated to achieving justice and equal rights for all women and men.
Whether it is as your therapist or as your coach, Dr. Haley's number one commitment is you - to assist you with compassion and integrity, to help you with the expertise that she and only she can provide.
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