Dr. Alexander Alperin

Alexander Alperin, Psy.D., ABPP, is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey and is in the full-time private practice of psychotherapy with adolescents, adults, and couples in Teaneck, NJ. He is Board Certified in Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and Affiliate Faculty at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP), Rutgers University, where he teaches and supervises doctoral students.

Dr. Alperin is the author or co-author of more than a dozen peer-reviewed publications in journals including the School Psychology Review, Journal of Clinical Case Studies, Psychology in the Schools, and Journal of School Psychology. His scholarly work has focused on psychological trauma, school-based mental health, disruptive behavior disorders, and evidence-based behavioral interventions. His research has received recognition as an “Article Spotlight” from the School Psychology Review and “Top Downloaded Paper” from Psychology in the Schools. He has also delivered approximately 40 professional and scholarly presentations and workshops on topics including psychological trauma, grief, parenting, self-care, behavior management, suicide risk assessment, and evidence-based interventions.

Dr. Alperin is a certified psychoanalyst through the New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis, where he serves as a faculty member and member of the Training Board. He has also pursued advanced training in group psychotherapy at the Center for Group Studies. He is a National Register Credentialed Health Service Psychologist and is authorized Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT #11487) by PSYPACT.