PAULINE NELSON, PSY.D.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, LLC
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119 MAPLE AVENUE
RED BANK, NEW JERSEY
07701
Hello
Dr. Pauline Nelson is a Clinical Psychologist in practice for over 20 years. She offers quality care based on clinically proven methods and techniques.
Services include:
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Individual Therapy for children, adolescents, & adults
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Parent consultation
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Group therapy
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Clinical supervision and consultation
My Story
Dr. Nelson has spent most of her life in the New York /New Jersey area. However, she received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA. While in California, Dr. Nelson trained in a variety of settings with different populations including: hospitals, clinics, day treatment programs, and college counseling centers. She also trained at the Neuropschology Department of John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA, a level I Trauma Center, where she worked with patients hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries. She transitioned back to her native East Coast for her formal internship at Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC. At Lenox Hill, she received intensive training in various therapeutic modalities for children and adults. Following her internship year, Dr. Nelson completed Postdoctoral work in a pediatric neurobehavioral disorders clinic at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Bronx, NY, and provided neuropsychological assessments of children with suspected learning disabilities at SUNY Optometric LDU, NYC.
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From there, Dr. Nelson joined the Pediatric Psychiatry Department at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, NYC. As a clinician, she provided direct services to children at the hospital and in a school setting, as well as consultation to local school leadership and staff. Dr. Nelson became the Senior Clinical Supervisor of the department's School Based Mental Health Program (SBMH) that made services available to underserved individuals in the surrounding communities. She supervised and taught psychology interns, externs, and psychiatry residents, as an Assistant Professor at Columbia.
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Dr. Nelson has worked for over 20 years with children, adolescents, and adults while in Private Practice both in NYC, as well as, Red Bank, New Jersey, where she is currently in practice. She has contributed to local newspapers and magazines, and presents at libraries and schools upon request. She loves living in Monmouth County with her family including 3 cats and one catdog, and being near the beach.