As a practical, interactive, experiential, and solution-focused therapist, my treatment approach is to provide you with Support, to leverage Wellness and motivation for Change, to facilitate personal Growth and relational Well-being, to provide Feedback, and to respectfully assist in your Search for Meaning - all in order to help you resolve current problems and long-standing patterns. 

I am a licensed psychologist in private practice.  I hold a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the State University of New York (at Buffalo), with 8 years of independent post-licensure clinical experience and with a total of 15 years of supervised clinical experience. I have trained and worked in a variety of clinical settings, which include:  psychiatric hospitals, university counseling center, county jail, community mental health centers, family medical practice, cancer hospital, veterans' hospitals, pain clinics, and private practice. 

I offer an eclectic treatment approach that consists of:  Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Meta-Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectic and Behavioral Therapy, Logotherapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Brief-Dynamic Therapy, Motivational Interviewing Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).

I am an Equal Opportunity Provider. 

Publications:

Somov, P.G. (July 2010 release): Present Perfect (New Harbinger Publications)

Somov, P. G. (2008)
Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating, One Meal at a Time.  New Harbinger Publications.  Order at amazon.com

Somov, P. G. (2008)  
A Psychodrama Group for Substance Use Relapse Prevention Training.  
The Arts in Psychotherapy, 38, 151-161.

Somov, P.G. (2007). 
Meaning of Life Group: Group Application of Logotherapy for Substance Use Treatment. 
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 32 (4), 316 - 345.