Jerry Sander, LCSW

About

I’m a husband, a father of four, a grandfather, a writer, a motorcyclist and a keyboard player.

The first teenagers I ever worked with are now in their mid-50’s. They were, and are, my teachers, as are all the adults and couples who let me into their lives over the past decades and continue to do so now..

After earning my MSW from New York University in 1986, I’ve worked with teens, families and couples of all different ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and socio-economic status in New York City, Yonkers, Rockland, Orange and Ulster counties and internationally for the past 38 years. I’m gratified to be able to offer you a seasoned perspective that blends openness and a wide range of experience.

The Formal Stuff

Since 2017 I’ve specialized in couples’ work and became certified in Terry Real’s method of working, Relational Life Therapy. I’m part of a small group of people trained to present Essential Relational Skills Boot Camps in this modality and along with work-colleague Kristy Gaisford, LCSW I’ve co-led these Boot Camp weekends online, in New York City, Salt Lake City, Santa Barbara, Toronto and Warwick, NY 26 times.

I’m also a Certified Bioenergetics Therapist, a Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional and an adjunct instructor for NYU in their MSW program in Westchester, NY.

Bring yourselves to a Boot Camp!

Boot Camp is where we learn what it takes to be at peace within yourself while setting firm boundaries, breaking old habits and communicating with honesty and respect. This 2-day workshop is an essential part of the work I do, to the point where my private practice primarily centers around supporting those who are Boot Camp alumni.

Individual & Couples Therapy

Private individual or couples’ sessions help achieve clarity about how your relationship can benefit from healthy boundaries, intimate connection, and effective communication. We’ll identify where you get stuck the most with your current or past partner and learn new ways, going forward, and become unstuck.