Karen Heffernan, PhD

Degree

PhD

Clinical Appointments/Hospital Affiliation

Mount Sinai, NY (Approved/Pending) – Adjunct Faculty

Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva, NY – Adjunct Faculty

Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology, Rutgers, NJ – Part-time Lecturer

NYU Counseling Center, NY – Guest Lecturer

Description of Practice/Services Offered

* Specialties: Trauma/PTSD; traumatic grief; infertility*

Individual Psychotherapy (psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, EMDR)

Couples Psychotherapy

Psychoanalysis

Consultation

Forensic Evaluation (Trauma/PTSD/Domestic Violence)

Areas of Research

Trauma/PTSD; Eating Disorders.

Professional Education

2005 Completion of Psychoanalytic Training, ICP, NY

1998 Completion of Postdoctoral Fellowship, Payne Whitney Clinic, NY

1997 Completion of Predoctoral Internship, Payne Whitney Clinic, NY

1997 PhD Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University, NJ

1991 MA Psychology, New School, NY

1985 BA Theology/Philosophy, Bristol, England

Credentials/Board Certification

New York State License # 013518

Publications

Heffernan, K. (1994). Sexual orientation as a factor in risk for binge eating and bulimia nervosa: A review. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 16, 335-347.
Heffernan, K. (1996). Eating disorders and weight concern among lesbians. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 19, 127-138.
Heffernan, K. (1996). Assessment of eating disorders. Journal of Mental Health, 4, 443-449.
Heffernan, K. (1997). Bulimia nervosa. In E.A. Blechman & K. Brownell (Eds.), Behavioral medicine for women: A comprehensive handbook. New York: The Guilford Press.
Heffernan, K. (1998). The nature and predictors of substance use among lesbians. Addictive Behaviors, 23, 517-528.
Heffernan, K. (2003). Book Review: Najavits, L.M. (2003). Seeking safety: A treatment manual for PTSD and Substance abuse (NY: Guilford Press), in Psychotherapy Research, 13, 125-126.
Heffernan, K., Cloitre, M., Tardiff, K., Marzuk, P., Portera, L., & Leon, A. (2000). Childhood trauma as a correlate of lifetime opiate use in psychiatric patients. Addictive Behaviors, 25, 797-803.
Heffernan, K., & Cloitre, M. (2000). The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder: Etiological predictors and clinical characteristics. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188, 589-595.
Wilson, G.T., Heffernan, K., & Black, C. (1996). Eating disorders. In E.J. Mash & R.A. Barkley (Eds.), Child Psychopathology (pp.541-571). New York: The Guilford Press.

Contact

163 East 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028

Phone: (212) 734-2275
Fax: (212) 734-2275
karenh36@earthlink.net

Appointment Scheduling: Call 212 734 2275

Office Hours:
Monday 10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Tuesday 10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Thursday 10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Insurances Accepted/Managed Care Accepted: Medicare only