THE KRASNER PSYCHOLOGICAL CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
PSYCHOLOGY B BUILDING/ROOM 475
STONY BROOK, NY 11794-2520
OFFICE: (631) 632-7830
FAX: (631) 632-4632
THE KRASNER PSYCHOLOGICAL CENTER (KPC)
The Krasner Psychological
Center (KPC) is a nonprofit community mental health facility operated by the
Department of Psychology at the University at Stony Brook. Serving the
campus and surrounding communities since 1972, the KPC is an integral part of
the Clinical Psychology Training Program at Stony Brook. It serves the
dual purpose of providing high quality psychotherapy and psychological testing
services to the community while giving advanced graduate students in clinical
psychology the opportunity to gain professional experience under the close
supervision of Stony Brook’s clinical faculty. Because Stony Brook’s
clinical program is also committed to the science of clinical psychology, the
KPC is also a research facility where studies are conducted to identify the
causes and effective treatments for a variety of psychological disorders.
THE CLINICAL STAFF
Advanced graduate students in Stony Brook’s Clinical Psychology
Program comprise the clinical staff at the KPC and they are closely supervised
by faculty members in the clinical program.
The Clinical Psychology Program at Stony Brook University is fully
accredited by the American Psychological Association and the Psychological
Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), and is consistently rated among
the top programs in the country. In
1997, it received the Outstanding Training Program Award from the Association
for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy.
Students accepted into Stony Brook’s clinical program are among the best
students graduating from major universities throughout the country and the
world. They begin seeing clients in the
KPC only after they have successfully completed strict academic and practicum
requirements.
CLIENTS AND SERVICES
The KPC provides
psychological services to adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families
in the community. Our treatment approach is based on the latest
research-supported cognitive and behavioral intervention programs for
psychological and behavioral disorders.
In particular, the KPC offers treatment for depression, anxiety, eating
disorders, sexual dysfunctions, marital distress, parenting, and a variety of
other emotional and behavioral difficulties in children, adolescents and
adults. Therapy modalities include
individual, marital, family, and group therapies. Therapy and psychoeducational
groups are formed from time to time and focus on a particular group of people
or a problem. For example, group
programs are periodically conducted for problems of depression, agoraphobia,
eating disorders, social skills training and parent training. Also offered are
psychotherapy groups for individuals undergoing bariatric surgery. The KPC also has an ongoing psychoeducational testing program for the assessment of
learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, mental retardation and other
forms of psychopathology. In addition,
individual intelligence and personality tests are administered as well as
evaluations for bariatric surgery candidates.
Verbal and written testing reports and recommendations are
provided.
Within the KPC is the Anxiety
Disorders Clinic, a specialty treatment center.
The Anxiety Disorders Clinic offers assessments and treatment for
children and adults suffering from problems of anxiety. The specialized treatments target
obsessive-compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias- both
specific and social, panic disorders and generalized
anxiety disorders. (Website http://www.psychology.stonybrook.edu/anxiety/)
RESEARCH
In addition to their clinical
activities, all staff members of the KPC are actively engaged in clinical
research including studies that are conducted with KPC clients. We at the KPC have a strong commitment to
research because it increases our understanding of psychological problems and
helps us to develop new and more effective treatment methods. Participation in research studies is always
on a voluntary basis and in no way affects a client’s eligibility for treatment
or the quality of treatment provided to him/her.
HOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
A person wishing to make an
appointment at the KPC should telephone (631) 632-7830 during Center hours, if
possible. If you telephone at other times, leave your name, phone number,
and a brief message. Your call will be returned as soon as possible
during Center hours. Referrals from schools, private physicians, and community
agencies are welcomed. Because the KPC does not have a 24 hour emergency
service, we cannot accept psychiatric emergencies including suicidal crisis,
drug or alcohol overdose, or acute psychotic episode. In such cases, we
recommend that you call the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP)
at the University Hospital (631) 444-6050.
FEES
The KPC has a sliding scale fee schedule for therapy that ranges
from $25 to $65 for a 50-minute session, depending on gross family income. Requests for fee reductions for unusual
circumstances, such as extreme financial hardship, are reviewed on a
case-by-case basis by the Director. Fees
for participation in our group therapy programs vary according to the type of
group program offered. Our psychological assessment program is also on a
sliding fee scale basis including psychoeducational
testing and IQ testing. The fee for a
full psychoeducational battery is between $600-$800. The fee for Intelligence testing is between $200-$250.
The set fee for a psychological evaluation is $300 and a bariatric
evaluation is $175.
The KPC does not
participate in any insurance program or Medicare.
THE CENTER’S LOCATION
The KPC is located on the
fourth floor of the Psychology B Building on the main campus at the University
at Stony Brook. The Stony Brook campus is on Nicolls
Road in Stony Brook. From the east or west you can reach the Stony Brook
University campus by way of Route 25A, Nesconset Highway (347) or the Long
Island Expressway (495).
COMING FROM THE WEST
On 25A, drive eastward to Nicolls Road in Stony Brook. Turn right and proceed
to the main
(second)
campus entrance on your right. Turn into the entrance, go straight after
the light toward the flags and the parking garage is slightly to the
left. You will be required to pay a fee for parking at the garage.
On Nesconset Highway (Route 347), drive eastward to Nicolls
Road. Turn Left and proceed to the main (second) campus entrance on your
left. Turn into the entrance and proceed as described above to the parking
garage. On the Long Island Expressway (495), get off at Exit 62 North (Nicolls Road). Drive north on Nicolls
Road to the main (second) campus entrance on your left and then proceed as
described above to the parking garage.
COMING FROM THE EAST
Proceed as describe above
except from Route 25A you will turn left when you get to Nicolls
Road and from Nesconset Highway (Route 347) you will turn right when you get to
Nicolls Road. Reminder: You will be
required to pay a fee for parking at the garage. The Psychology B Building is a
short walk from the parking garage. Exit the garage from the front and
take the walkway in front of the
Administration Building to the end and go up the stairs. You will be
facing the “center mall”. Walk diagonally across toward the large outdoor
water fountain (big cement pit) which is next to Psychology A
Building. Psychology B building is right behind Psychology A and can be
entered by walking up a concrete ramp. Enter and walk to your right to
the elevator. Take the elevator to the fourth floor, walk to your left
and enter Room 479, the KPC’s waiting room. Please give your name to the
receptionist when you arrive.
PSYCOTHERAPY RESOURCE LINKS
Attention,
Breathing, Relaxtion during Action (ABRA)
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND CLINICAL FACULTY
DIRECTOR
Dina Vivian, Ph.D.
DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL TRAINING
Joanne
Davila, Ph.D.
OFFICE MANAGER
Jenna Adamowitz
CLINICAL FACULTY
Kristin Bernard, Ph.D.
Joanne Davila, Ph.D.
Nicholas Eaton, Ph.D.
Marvin Goldfried, Ph.D.
Genna Hymowitz, Ph.D.
Daniel Klein, Ph.D.
Matthew Lerner, Ph.D.
Apu Mohanty, Ph.D.
K. Daniel O’Leary, Ph.D.
Greg Hajcak Proudfit, Ph.D.
Dina Vivian, Ph.D.
CENTER HOURS
Monday -Tuesday
11 a.m - 9 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
The KPC office is closed Fridays; however, on occasion
a therapist will see a client on Friday between 9 a.m.-
2 p.m.
The KPC is closed weekends, and most major holidays.
UPDATED 08/29/11