Andrew Twardon, Ph.D. specializes in advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of complex personality disorders and personality-related problems including gender / sexual identity, relational / marital / family problems and addictions. He also offers training and supervision in individual and group psychotherapy to psychologists and psychiatrists as well as mentoring and coaching in psychological and interpersonal competence for individuals, teams and organizations.
Dr Twardon has practiced Zen Buddhism since 1978, including formal koan study in the Sanbô Kyôdan tradition with late Daido Loori Roshi at the Zen Mountain Monastery where he also received Jukai.
He has has been affiliated with several mental health and academic institutions in New York City, including Clinical Psychology Department of the New School for Social Research, HIP New York, Cabrini Medical Center, New York City Department of Mental Health, St. Barnabas Hospital and the Center for Intensive Treatment of Personality Disorders at Mount Sinai Morningside / West Hospitals.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Mount Sinai Morningside / West
Center for Intensive Treatment of Personality Disorders
Director & Senior Supervising Psychologist
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
New School for Social Research, Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology
Part-time Adjunct Faculty
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
- comprehensive assessment & advanced treatment of complex personality disorders
- Meditation-Based Treatment
- mindfulness & meditation training
- supervision of individual & group psychotherapy
- consulting in mental health programs development and implementation of psychiatric services
- coaching in interpersonal & psychological competence [individual | teams]