Meet the Authors
Anthony Pantaleno, PhD
I
am a New York State Certified School Psychologist
and a New York State Licensed Psychologist. Please
see my formal curriculum vitae for details about my
education and training.
I am proud that I was named the 2007 NYS School Psychologist of the Year by the New York State Association of School Psychologists (NYASP), the 2008 and 2016 Psychologist of the Year by the Suffolk County Psychological Association (SCPA), the 2013 School Psychologist of the Year by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and honored with a profile by NYSUT (NYS United Teachers) I am deeply honored by these recognitions from my colleagues, and strive every day to meet the ideals of these treasured recognitions.
I believe that the process of change depends on the expectations of the person coming in for a consultation, within the context of that person’s family. Sometimes, a young person is feeling significantly stressed and is highly motivated to feel better. In other cases, some young people may state that they are being brought for treatment against their will and that everything would be fine if the adults in their lives just left them alone.
Barbara Edell Fisher, PhD
Barbara Edell Fisher, Ph.D. is a NYS licensed
psychologist and a certified school psychologist. She
has devoted the past 30 years of her career to
providing psychotherapy to adults and adolescents
on Long Island. More recently, Dr. Fisher became
very interested in the practice of mindfulness and
meditation and several years ago, she became a
Koru Mindfulness teacher, certified by the
Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults (MIEA) at
Duke University. Additionally, she is certified to
teach MB-EAT, an NIH-supported program which
addresses emotional eating, disordered eating and
Binge Eating Disorder, and the .b mindfulness
program for teens.
Dr. Fisher maintains a daily meditation practice and also believes very strongly in the importance of physical activity, music and connection with nature to promote mind-body health.
Her approach to therapy has always been collaborative, with an emphasis on helping people to see their strengths. We all have mountains to climb in our lives, and finding the right therapist is one way that may help us to navigate the path, and persevere when it’s difficult.