Child and Adolescent Psychologist- Long Island, Melville, Huntington, Plainview, Syosset, Hicksville, Dix Hills, Commack

Jonathan Kratter, PhDClinical Psychologist

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Child TherapistSCOPEChild Psychologist Long IslandSCOPE OF TREATMENTDr. Jonathan Kratter is a licensed Clinical Psychologist on Long Island with over 25 years of professional experience. Areas of specialization include individual and family psychotherapy with a particular emphasis on the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents.Psychotherapeutic treatment is offered for the following issues or conditions:DepressionAnxiety disordersPanic disordersPhobias, including school phobiaRelationship difficultiesAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderExcessive anger and mood instabilitySocialization issuesDivorce-related issuesOppositional disorderLow self-esteemSchool and behavioral conflictsParent guidance sessions School consultations also available.APPROACHChild Psychologist Long IslandAPPROACHTreatment with children and adolescents:Dr. Kratter's approach to treating children and adolescents involves a great deal of openness and flexibility. It is difficult for most children to sit comfortably in a one-on-one setting and converse for 45 minutes. Using less rigid, more informal techniques to establish rapport and engage the child's cooperation and participation, the sessions are often structured to be fun, engaging, and supportive. Children tend to look forward to their appointments, becoming more focused and cooperative in working on their issues as time progresses. The process is more of an interactional approach, rather than a psychodynamic one. Ego-supportive techniques are utilized to help children feel better, more confident, and equipped to cope with challenges and difficulties they may be experiencing.With adolescents, the approach is also more interactional, rather than stiff and formal. A session might be held outside of the office shooting hoops, or checking out CD's in a local store. The key ingredient is the ability to engage the teenager, who most likely, has a significant amount of resistance to being involved in a treatment process to begin with. Ego supportive psychotherapy can be extremely effective with teens that are struggling. Family sessions are often used as a key ingredient in facilitating better communicationbetween parents and teens, and betweenteens and their siblings.CONTACTLOCATION900 Walt Whitman Rd. (Route 110)Suite 300Melville, NY 11747(Just off Northern State Parkway, Exit 40) NewsLatest NewsEvery effort is made to schedule an initial consultation promptly. Child Psychologist Long IslandCONTACTDrKratter_gmail.comOffice:900 Walt Whitman RoadSuite 300Melville, NY 11747(516) 435-6314Clinical Psychologist serving Melville, Syosset, Plainview, Woodbury, Commack, Jericho, Roslyn, Huntington, Hauppauge, Smithtown, Massapequa, Old Westbury, Bethpage, Smithtown, Dix Hills, East Northport, Nassau, Suffolk, and greater Long Island.Child Therapist