by Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D.
Clinical & Forensic Psychologist
Lerner Psychological Services, P.C. provides short-term mental health counseling as an adjunct to forensic evaluations.
Individuals who have been harmed are often referred for evaluation of emotional damages. Short-term counseling, lasting from three to six sessions, provides clients with immediate, supportive, goal-directed, evidence-based care. Clients are seen by David G. Lerner, LMSW, either in person or remotely.*
Counseling sessions are meticulously documented as concise Session Notes, which can be shared with counsel to provide current collateral data to support the presence of emotional distress and functional impairment. Counseling does not preclude a potential recommendation for a psychiatric evaluation or ongoing psychotherapeutic intervention.
* Clients, even if seen remotely, must be in New York due to state licensing laws.