Dr. Matthew J. Kaplowitz

Executive Development
I specialize in the interpersonal and emotional dimensions of leadership. I advise CEOs and senior executives in stepping up to power, handling key relationships effectively, and navigating the pitfalls of leadership within organizational life. 

Psychotherapy helps people discover new ways to deal effectively with their relationships, their emotional life, and their work life. 

I specialize in an integrated approach to therapy, combining analytic insight with behavioral change.  I work collaboratively with clients to solve problems, connect with strengths, and let go of whatever's interfering with personal and professional success.

Therapy options:

• Individual
• Family
• Couples
  
• Children | Adolescent
  

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Stress weakens our bodies, distracts our minds, and inhibits us from living to our full potential.  Stress may include:

• Work stress (e.g., lack of focus, loss of motivation, irritability)
• Stress ailments (e.g., insomnia, restlessness, fatigue, headaches, stomach pains, persistent worry)
  
• Anxiety conditions (e.g., panic, phobias, obsessive thinking, compulsive behavior, post-traumatic stress, social fears)
  

Therapy helps reduce stress, mitigate anxiety conditions, and improve resiliency to stressful experiences.  Through my work at two of New York's major anxiety research centers-- Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center-- I have developed expertise in several short-term therapies with proven effectiveness: 

• Relaxation Therapy
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
• Exposure Therapy
  
• Other Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies

Coaching assists professionals seeking to advance their careers, enhance managerial effectiveness, and/or explore career transitions.

I work actively with clients in achieving desired results through coaching, analytical problem solving, and targeted skills development.  We begin by formulating the coaching agenda through a comprehensive, objective assessment process (click on Assessment for more info).

Skills training may include:

• Professional communication (up, down, across)
  
• Relationship management
• Negotiation
• Team building
• Delegation
• Focus
• Staying power

For those seeking objective, professional feedback, or for those unsure of which career direction to pursue, career/management assessment helps to clarify next steps, illuminate new ways to improve effectiveness, and deepen professional satisfaction.

Individually tailored assessments, comprised of diagnostic interviews and sophisticated psychometric tests, provides valuable insight into your work life. 

Typical assessment batteries consist of 3-5 tests, and may include measures of:

• Intellectual/emotional skills (e.g., Emotional Intelligence)
  
• Work-related personality and coping styles
• Work interests and values

I translate test results into information you can use to make informed, confident decisions, or to define a realistic, results-oriented coaching agenda.