Dr. Aliza Spruch-Feiner is a licensed clinical psychologist based in New York City. She maintains a private practice and co-leads a group practice, called The Sheppe Group. She specializes in psychodynamic and transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP), and works with adults and adolescents, as well as couples and families. Her clinical work addresses patterns in relationships, identity, emotion regulation, and personality functioning.
Dr. Spruch-Feiner earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the City College of New York, CUNY, where her doctoral research focused on personality, trauma, and clinical and interpersonal assessment. Her clinical training included positions at Lenox Hill Hospital’s inpatient unit and outpatient clinic, the Counseling Center at the Manhattan School of Music, the Mental Health Program at Silver Hill New York, and the Mount Sinai Health System’s Addictions Institute, Center for Intensive Treatment of Personality Disorders, World Trade Center Mental Health Program, and Adult Outpatient Clinic.
She has conducted and published research and delivered conference presentations on personality pathology, clinical assessment, and suicidality, and has taught students in psychology, neuroscience, and related fields.
Services:
General psychological/diagnostic evaluation
Personality and interpersonal functioning assessment
Individual psychotherapy for adults, emerging adults, and adolescents
Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP)
Couples and family therapy
Areas of Specialization:
Mood disorders, including depression, treatment-resistant depression, and bipolar disorder
Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorders
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), and other personality difficulties and disorders
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Complex and acute trauma
Difficulties with self-esteem, relationships, sexuality, work, and emotion regulation
Disordered eating
Complex family dynamics
Life transitions and adjustment issues
Failure to launch and school avoidance
Creative professionals
Education
City College of New York, CUNY — Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology
Current Positions
Private Practice — New York, NY
The Sheppe Group — Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Training and Experience
Silver Hill New York — Postdoctoral Fellow
Mount Sinai — Predoctoral Intern
(World Trade Center Mental Health Program; Addictions Institute; Center for Intensive Treatment of Personality Disorders)
Lenox Hill Hospital — Predoctoral Extern
Manhattan School of Music Counseling Center — Predoctoral Extern