Gene Gardino

Professional Statement:

Gene is a clinical social worker with an MSW degree from Fordham University. He did a 3-year externship at The Ackerman Institute for Family and Couples in NYC. He has trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT) and also in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) for working with all types of trauma in individuals. In addition to his private practice, Gene has spent years working as an adolescent mental health counselor and consultant for families and teens in NYC schools.

Gene’s has 25+ years working couples and individuals looking for a more productive and fulfilled way of being in their life - in their home, social, and school or professional lives without the obstacles of depression, anxiety, addictions, interpersonal conflict, unhappy relationships, and trauma from abuse, neglect, racism, sexism, and homophobia.

He uses an eclectic model in work with clients. His preferred model in working with teens, young adults, and adults is AEDP which seeks to address rapidly the core feelings being masked by defenses such as putting others’ needs before their own, sadness, depression, addictions, anger/rage, anxiety disorders, and more. The base of Gene’s work with couples is to create a healthy stable of tools to hone communication skills. He also uses the EFT model for working with couples, helping them to see and feel the emotional journey that their partner brings to the relationship, invariably leading to greater closeness and intimacy. Gene believes that creating an atmosphere of trust and support for teenagers while normalizing, not pathologizing, their feelings are key to the work.

Gene’s office is located in Midtown East Manhattan, 2 blocks from Grand Central Station. He sees clients in person and remotely. (Covid vaccinations required for in-person work.)