About DrTaustine

Formal Education:

Derner Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies-Adelphi University (Garden City, NY)

Post-Doctoral Certificate-Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy; May, 1998

California School of Professional Psychology (San Diego, CA)

Ph.D.-Clinical Psychology; April, 1992

Graduate Faculty-New School for Social Research (New York, NY)

M.A.-Psychology; June, 1983

Hunter College-City University of New York (New York, NY)

M.S.N.-Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing; January, 1982

Adelphi University (Garden City, NY)

B.S.N.-Nursing; August, 1979

Adelphi University (Garden City, NY)

B.A.-Psychology; May, 1978  

Additional Programs and Coursework:

Hofstra University-University College for Continuing Education (Hempstead, NY)

Deaf Studies Certificate Program: Training in American Sign Language and Deaf Culture; May, 2004 

E.M.D.R. Institute (Workshops and seminars held in New York, NY)

Completed Levels I and II training in E.M.D.R.; 2001 

Adelphi University: Post-Doctoral Programs in Psychotherapy(Garden City, NY)

Courses and supervised clinical work in child and adolescent psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and psychological evaluation

Washington Square Institute for Psychotherapy (New York, NY)

Course in theories and treatment of severe character pathology; various workshops in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis

William Alanson White Institute for Psychoanalysis (New York, NY)

Course in psychoanalytic techniques in group psychotherapy

Various courses, seminars and workshops in: clinical hypnosis; cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT); dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT);  treatment of substance abuse, eating disorders and other addictive behaviors; couples/marital therapy; family therapy; psychotherapy with elderly patients and their families; treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder; clinical supervision of new and experienced therapists and analysts;  psychological consultation with non-mental health providers, attorneys, and business people; DSM diagnosis;  treatment planning