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Dr. Ife Landsmark, Psychologist

Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues Depression
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About me

Hello! Here is where I'm supposed to introduce myself to you and why you should consider me as your potential counselor. So I am Dr. Ife Landsmark, a licensed clinical psychologist and practitioner for more than 43 years. I was born in Harlem NY and raised in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn by a single mom of four children on welfare. My undergraduate BS degree in psychology was earned from Dartmouth College in 1975 where I graduated Magma Cum Laude. Several graduate degrees, culminating in a Ph.D. were earned from Columbia University Teachers College. I've profited from a wide and eclectic educational training experience. My orientation spans Insight Oriented psychotherapy, Cognitive Therapy orientations, and statistical analysis of psychometric assessments. After formal training my full-time service was served in such clinical settings as: inpatient psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes, community clinics with populations of substance abusers, foster care, residential placement facilities for adolescents and group home residents. By 1998 I was designated as a Diplomate of the Board of Forensic Examiners and have since served as an expert witness in most criminal and family courts.

Professional experience

44yrs in practice
Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues Depression

Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Expats, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

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License information

NY Psychologist 008096-1

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Ife Landsmark. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Best decision to speak to Dr Ife. Tremendous help

Written on Jan 02, 2024 after therapy with Ife for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and bipolar disorder

Dr. Landsmark is inciteful and compassionate.

Written on Jan 07, 2023 after therapy with Ife for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse

Dr. Landsmark was very helpful, dedicated, and insightful from the start. Working with her has been eye-opening.

Written on Jun 12, 2022 after therapy with Ife for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life

Dr. Landsmark is a truly outstanding professional and human. I feel deeply heard and understood and I learn something with each session. She’s incredibly talented, comes with years of professional and life experience and gives me perspectives that I hadn’t thought about before. I look forward to speaking with her each time and feel like I’ve found a very special person through this platform which I am very thankful for. I would 100% recommend Dr. Landsmark!

Written on May 18, 2022 after therapy with Ife for 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Dr. Landsmark is an excellent therapist. She listens, asks meaningful questions, meets you where you are at, and also holds you accountable. She has made a real difference in my mental health and I would highly recommend her.

Written on Feb 03, 2022 after therapy with Ife for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, and parenting issues

I have been trying for years to find a therapist that I feel can relate to my challenges/.struggles. Dr L has completely knocked it out of the park for me. I appreciate her approach and willingness to challenge limiting views I have of myself and the world around me. Highly recommend

Written on Dec 31, 2021 after therapy with Ife for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, coaching, and adhd