Wayne Gersh, Ph.D.

Dr. Gersh is a psychologist and the clinical director of the Westchester Center for Behavior Therapy in White Plains, New York. For over two decades he has been in private practice treating a population that has ranged in age from adolescent to geriatric. He has given workshops and lectures to both professional and lay audiences.

He is a consultant on the crisis caring team for the Westchester chapter of the American Cancer Society in New York. This team is devoted to helping cancer patients and their families who are experiencing psychological distress from their illness.He is also affiliated with White Plains Hospital Medical Center and Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry, both in Westchester County.

Dr. Gersh has co-authored with Drs. William Golden and David Robbins, the self-help book entitled, Mind Over Malignancy: Living With Cancer, 1997. In addition, he has collaborated with the same authors on a treatment manual entitled, Psychological Treatment of Cancer Patients: A Cognitive-behavioral Approach, 1992.

He has given workshops and lectures on many topics including stress management, habit cessation and living with serious illness.

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