About – Rosalind S. Dorlen

My Practice

Dr. Rosalind S. Dorlen is a board certified clinical psychologist Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology, and certified psychoanalyst. She has been in full-time, independent practice of psychology in Summit, New Jersey since 1979. She specializes in the treatment of adults, adolescents, and couples, with a special interest in psychological issues associated with chronic illness.

Dr. Dorlen is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and served as a member of the American Psychological Association’s Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP) for six years. She is a past-president of the New Jersey Psychological Association.

She was named Psychologist of the Year in New Jersey by the New Jersey Psychological Association. New Jersey Acting Governor Richard Codey appointed her to serve on the Governor’s Working group on Postpartum Depression, where she chaired the Public Education and Awareness Committee for this nationally recognized initiative.

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Dr. Dorlen is a member of the Allied Professional Staff at the Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey. She is on the teaching faculty at the Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New Jersey. She serves as a field supervisor of doctoral students at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Professional Psychology.

She received the Peterson Prize from Rutgers Professional School of Psychology for outstanding service to improving the psychological health of communities and workplaces through innovative programs that have been replicated throughout the country. She was Chairperson of the Council on Psychological Health in New Jersey and has been active in numerous community efforts. She serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Overlook Medical Center, and was a member of the Partnership for Healthy Communities also at Overlook Medical Center.

Dr. Dorlen has lectured and written on the mind/body connection; women, stress, and toxic stress in the workplace; and strengthening resilience in individuals, children, and communities to cope with terrorism and war.

CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. DORLEN'S WORK ON POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

In her private practice, Dr. Dorlen provides psychological services for the evaluation and treatment of postpartum depression. A dedicated and recognized authority on postpartum depression, she served as Chair of the Consumer Education Committee and member of the Governor of New Jersey’s Task Force on Postpartum Depression, which resulted in the unprecedented “Mother’s Law” requiring screening for postpartum depression in New Jersey and is a model for national legislation that has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.

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Postpartum, Treatments, and Symptoms

Mother's Law

Rosalind Dorlen, PsyD, ABPP (third from left) appointed Public Education Chair by New Jersey Acting Governor Codey

DR. DORLEN'S WORK ON ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION COUNSELING FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES

In her private practice, Dr. Dorlen provides psychological services for all types and stages of organ transplantation, from planning through post-operative recuperation. She helps patients and their families cope. She is a resource for health care professionals about the psychological impact of organ transplantation.