A Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work.  A New Jersey State licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a state licensed Clinical Social Worker.  A psychotherapist for 39 years, Rick has been in private practice for 36 years, counseling adults, adolescents, couples and families.

He specializes in marriage and divorce counseling, stress management as well as issues of personal growth and fulfillment.  He is experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of depression, low self-esteem, phobias, anxiety, and problems with relationships, intimacy and achieving in life.  In addition to couples counseling, he offers individual psychotherapy.

Rick completed his Masters of Social Work at Marywood College in Scranton, PA, and his Bachelor of Arts at Maryknoll College in Glen Ellyn, IL.

His post-graduate work includes Menninger Foundation training for Families of Divorce; a 3 year certificate program in Group Psychotherapy from the NJ Academy of Group Psychotherapy; training in Family Systems with the Ackerman Institute in New York City; and training in Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy with Habib Davanloo, M.D.

He was a member of the Planning Committee of the Family Service Association of America Tri-Regional Practice Institute, which honored him for outstanding service.

His prior experience includes serving as liaison for employee assistance programs.  Rick also had extensive experience as a senior staff therapist and Assistant Executive Director of Family Service Association in Summit, NJ.  In addition to his private practice, Rick has given workshops, and has appeared on local radio and cable television, speaking on such issues as Stages of Divorce, Loneliness, Teenage Suicide and Parent-Child Communication.

Rick is very concerned about confidentiality, privacy, freedom of choice, continuity of care, and non-interference in the therapist-patient relationship.  He actively works to restore these values to the field of mental health and the practice of psychotherapy.  He has served on the Boards of the NJ Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, and the American Mental Health Alliance of NJ.

Rick is a Fellow in the NJ Society for Clinical Social Work and is a Past President.  He is also a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

Additionally, he has been a past member of the Board of Directors and charter member of the NJ Association for the Advancement of Family Therapy.  His other professional affiliations include the National Association of Social Workers, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and the NJ Group Psychotherapy Society.