harvard trained CLINICAL & DIVORCE psychologisT AVAILABLE IN 43 STATES VIA TELEHEALTH
Individual, Marital and Divorce Counseling
Save and Heal your Relationship
Divorce Decision making
Coping with Divorce Custody and Visitation Conflict / Litigation
HARVARD FACULTY AND DIVORCE COURT PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr. Rosen served for over 30 years on the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, where he taught and supervised psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers on issues of psychotherapy, divorce custody evaluations and legal / forensic issues. He is a past Board Member and President of the Boston Institute for Psychotherapy.
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
Therapy at its best combines both insight and action. Understanding ourselves can provide a kinder and less judgmental frame of understanding how we got here. But this is not enough. Taking steps, both in life and during therapy to heal and make changes is essential for an effective and satisfying outcome.
My approach to individual therapy combines the insight-oriented psychotherapies along with the action-oriented aspects of cognitive-behavioral, behavioral and internal focusing techniques. Many people, although successful in work or school, may still endure substantial distress around relationships, mood or feelings of inner discontent or agitation. I work with clients as well as couples to quickly identify the roots of these difficulties and bring their lives into greater balance.
COUPLES IN DISTRESS / MARITAL AND DIVORCE COUNSELING / DIVORCE SUPPORT
As a Court Psychologist for 25 years in the Family Court of Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Cambridge and Boston suburbs), Dr. Rosen witnessed the agony of couples and children going through family separation, divorce and custody battles.
This engendered a passion in him for helping couples work out differences to avoid these painful life events where possible. He teaches new ways to understand and navigate misunderstandings and emotional injuries in couples to promote healing and a path to reconnection.
Where that is not possible, he also has extensive expertise in the process of family separation and navigating court processes around separation, divorce and custody challenges.
With these experiences in mind, I can help you to:
- Identify opportunities and methods to communicate better and consider staying together.
- Discern the challenges of separation and the many factors that go into that decision.
- Coparent cooperatively to reduce stress and confusion for your children.
- Effectively manage communication and negotiations with a challenging co-parent.
- Participate productively with your attorney in the context of divorce litigation.
DIVORCE CUSTODY LITIGATION STRATEGY AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Working on the staff of a Family Court for 25 years, I have evaluated, observed and testified in hundreds of complex divorce custody and visitation cases, including both long term and same day court evaluations and interventions. Through this long experience, I bore witness to the challenges and presentations of countless parents and children going through this harrowing experience. I also observed dozens of judges, lawyers and court personnel responding to both the emotional and evidentiary challenges of these cases.
This experience has made me highly aware and attuned to the optimal and problematic ways parents can present themselves - to the Judge themselves, as well as to evaluators such as Guardians Ad Litem, therapists and others.
Unfortunately, family court litigation is rife with minefields of misimpressions and mischaracterizations that every parent must be aware of an manage with not only common sense and impulse control, but also awareness of the perspectives and pressures that decisionmakers are under.
Dr. Rosen has spent years consulting with both parent-litigants and family lawyers around putting the best foot forward in this high-stakes arena and, in particular, reducing the legal and scientific complexities involved into straightforward and comprehensible ways of managing difficult emotions and communication and relational challenges involved in every family separation situation.
BENEFITS OF DIVORCE CUSTODY LITIGATION SUPPORT
- Identify key priorities and ways to communicate these to your lawyers and the court.
- Recognize the perspectives of lawyers, judges, evaluators and any protective service workers you (and your children) may encounter.
- Avoiding misunderstandings and mis-portrayals of your actions and intentions.
- Avoid prejudicial outcomes in dealing with court, counsel and evaluators.
- Cultivate the patience and determination required to secure best outcomes in court.
FOR FAMILY LAWYERS
MANAGING CLIENT EMOTIONS
Experienced family law attorneys know that client depression, anxiety, impulsivity and other emotional reactions not only involve distress and suffering in their clients emotional lives, but also can lead to counterproductive actions and communications - with the spouse / ex-spouse / other parents, with children, with professionals - and even the court.
Having a highly experienced Family Court psychologist who provides therapy and consulting to you and your clients can be an invaluable addition to your effective representation and securing the best results.
Dr. Rosen has more than 25 years of experience dealing with parents and children in high conflict divorce and custody situations and puts a premium on
Child Abuse and Neglect
Our grief and loss sessions help clients process the emotional pain of losing a loved one or experiencing other significant losses. We provide clients with a supportive and compassionate space to express their feelings and work through the grieving process.
Parental Alienation
Our cultural identity sessions help clients explore their cultural identity and its impact on their mental health and well-being. We help clients understand the ways in which their cultural background shapes their beliefs and values, and work with them to develop strategies to manage cultural stressors and build resilience.
Dealing with Mental Health Professionals and Evaluators
Our LGBTQ+ issues sessions are designed to provide a safe and supportive space for LGBTQ+ individuals to explore the unique challenges they face. We work with clients to address issues such as coming out, family and relationship dynamics, and discrimination, and provide them with the tools they need to build a fulfilling and authentic life.