Practice Profile:
Dr. Saralea Chazan is a clinical psychologist with a subspecialty in clinical child psychology. She completed her doctoral studies at the Ohio State University. Subsequent to internship at Children’s Hospital in Columbus, she held dual appointments in the medical and graduate schools at Ohio State University. Her postdoctoral training was in child and adolescent psychotherapy at Adelphi University. Dr. Chazan has been on the faculties at Weil Hospital, Cornell Medical Center in White Plains, the Payne Whitney Hospital, the Mount Sinai Hospital, the New York University Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology and the Institute for Child, Adolescent and Family Studies. She is currently an invited researcher at NYU Steinhardt and a researcher at the Pacella Center of the New York Psychoanalytic Institute.

In addition to her clinical work, teaching, and supervisory activities, Dr. Chazan has authored several books, chapters in books and numerous articles. She recently authored a volume entitled Profiles of Play (2002), reflecting her strong interest in the process and outcome of play therapy. Dr. Chazan holds a professional license in psychology from New York State, is a member of the American Psychological Association – Division 39, and is listed in the National Register for Providers in Psychology.

Areas of Expertise: Consultation; Individual Psychotherapy (specialty in treatment of young children); Parent counseling; Consultation with schools; Psychological Assessment; Play Therapy; Issues of Adaptation to change following move to new locale, post- divorce, loss of loved ones; Disorders of anxiety and depression; Personality disorders of childhood; and Parent-child relationship issues.

• National Register Health Service Provider in Psychology

• New York State License as clinical psychologist
  

• M.S. in Clinical Psychology, Teacher's College, Columbia University
  

• N.Y. Certification as School Psychologist
  

• Ph.D. Ohio State University in Child Clinical Psychology
  

• Internship, Children's Hospital, Columbus Ohio
  

• Post doctoral Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Adelphi University
  

• American Psychological Association, Division 39
  

• New York Psychological Association
  

• American Psychoanalytic Association
  

• Associate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
  

• Association for Play Therapy

My fees are set at a level commensurate to accepted levels for a person of my experience within my geographic locale. Setting of fees depends upon several variables: earnings and assets of family; level of intervention required by the child; amount of work required between visits. My aim in all instances is to work towards achieving goals that can be reasonably anticipated within a time frame that makes sense to all parties. It is crucial that we reach consensus on a treatment plan that is pragmatically possible and within those limitations maximize what is possible. Fees are finalized when a treatment plan has been agreed upon. Fees are due upon the receipt of the monthly bill (usually the first of the month for the previous month).

Office Hours: 8:00AM-7:00PM T, W & TH

I am not a member of any insurance plans and do not accept insurance payments. However, I will fill out any forms necessary for my patients to obtain reimbursement.