PTCNY Therapist Jonathan Legum

Office Location — Manhattan's Upper West Side

Address:
316 WEST 82ND. STREET, #2,
NEW YORK NY 10024

Phone Number
Tel/Fax 212 724 0079

E-mail
jonathan.legum@gmail.com

Modes of Treatment
Individual, Couples

Age Range of Patients
21 to 85

Insurance Accepted
AETNA, MEDICARE, Blue Cross Blue Shield

Fee Range
Individual Therapy $100-$200
Couples Therapy $150-$250

Specializations
Adoption, Aging, Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Bipolar Conditions, Career and Work Concerns, Caregiver Stress, Creativity Challenges, Depression, Disabilities, Domestic Abuse, Dual diagnosis, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and transgender issues, Grief, Separation and Mourning, Health Issues, Interpersonal Issues, Men's Issues, Multicultural Issues, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Personality Disorders, Separation and Divorce, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress

Therapeutic Modalities
Insight oriented psychotherapy

Additional Certification or Specialized Training
Adult Psychoanalytical and psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy training Level I: Focusing Certificate, Crime Victims Advocate Couples Therapy: A conceptual Map for the Psychoanalytically informed Psychotherapist. Ackerman Institute

Personal Statement

I believe in the individual's unique experience. Psychological theories can help us understand ourselves up to a certain point, but ultimately we have to write our own story. I try to be as open minded as possible and not to presume anything about my clients. I believe in diversity of thought, feelings and experience and encourage my clients to embrace their uniqueness rather than pressure themselves to conform. I try to provide a nonjudgmental environment in which clients can explore their struggles, make changes or accept themselves for who they are. Coming from an immigrant/multicultural background I pay special attention to the cultural context. I speak Hebrew fluently and I have experience in treating Hebrew-speaking clients as well as other immigrants and first generation Americans. I have a musical background that predisposes me to approaching the treatment process in a creative way. Finally, Although I am informed by psychoanalytical theories, my approach is eclectic in that my involvement and active role in the process varies according to clients needs.