Dr. Gerard Micera is a licensed clinical psychologist who combines a humanistic outlook with structured, evidence-based methods to help individuals, couples, and families reach their goals. He sees therapy as a collaborative partnership in which client and therapist look for new perspectives and workable solutions together. He is honest and warm, uses humor, and builds each treatment plan around the person in front of him.
Dr. Micera has a twenty-year background as a musician and performing arts educator. That experience shapes his clinical style: he is comfortable with creative expression and knows how to make a hard process engaging and accessible, especially for children, adolescents, and families. His toolkit includes practical cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies for anxiety and depression, ADHD, and utilizes integrative psychodynamic and CBT frameworks in teh treatment of trauma. He is trained in the Gottman Method for couples, which gives partners tools for communicating better and reducing destructive interactions. He also works with couples on issues related to separation and divorce and provides discernment counseling.
Dr. Micera earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Harold Abel School of Psychology at Capella University and completed his internship through the Mental Health Association of Westchester. He has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and with clients from a range of cultural backgrounds, treating adjustment difficulties, mood disorders, and behavioral concerns.