Dr. David Katzenstein, DSW, LCSW-R moved into full-time private clinical practice and organizational/startup/leadership consulting after serving as the founding Chief Clinical Officer at SIMHA, a mental health organization in Brooklyn. Previously, he was the Clinical Director of the Department of Behavioral Health at Premium Health Center and a clinical supervisor at Maimonides Medical Center- Child & Adolescent Department of Psychiatry.

 

He has written in numerous publications, published in academic journals, and presented across the globe on myriad topics related to psychology and mental health. He is the co-author of The Art of Being You: Unlocking Your Inner Greatness and Discovering True Joy.

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Dr. Katzenstein received his doctoral degree from NYU and Master's degree from Hunter College School of Social Work, both after completing his BA in Psychology at Touro College.  He is a consulting reviewer for the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse and the Clinical Social Work Journal. 

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In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Katzenstein consults for startups, tech companies, healthcare practices and facilities, and nonprofits, where he focuses on enhancing leadership skills, assessing workplace culture, and improving adaptive and effective communication for organizations across myriad sectors of business and clinical care. 

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Dr. Katzenstein has served as an adjunct professor and clinical instructor at NYU, Yeshiva University, and Touro College. ​He has researched and taught classes in psychotherapy, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, and forensic psychology.