Courtney Rennicke Ph.D.
CONTACT
Courtney Rennicke Ph.D
Director
P: (212) 337-3565 Ext. 2
CR@rennickeassociates.com
AVAILABILITY
Tuesday 11AM – 7:30PM
Wednesday 11AM – 7:30PM
Thursday 11AM – 7:30PM
* Not currently taking new clients
CLIENT FOCUS
Adoptees
Children (6 – 12)
Teens (13 – 18)
Adults
Family Therapy
Family Intensive Program
“I think the big shift occurs when you can start seeing yourself as adaptive rather than pathological. The cascading impact on increased self-compassion and the broader lens with which you see the world that unfurls from that change is a privilege to bare witness to.”
Courtney Rennicke
LATEST POST
SPECIALIZATION
– Anxiety, Depression and Bipolar Disorders
– Post-Adoption Issues and Parent-Child Attachment Related Concerns
– Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Disruptive Behaviors
– Mental Health Issues Related to Medical Conditions
– Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma, and Bereavement
DDP GLOBAL TRAINING
She has been fortunate to be directly supervised by Dan Hughes, Ph.D., the founder of DDP, in learning how to both practice and teach this rich model for working with children and families.
LATEST POST
– Level 1, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA for Compass Seminars 10/2017
– Level 1, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND for Caring Families, Aotearoa 10/2017
– Level 1, Nakuru, KENYA for Play Kenya, Rafiki Mwena, 7/2017
– Level 2, Canterbury, England, UNITED KINGDOM with Julie Hudson, 5/2107
– Level 1, Utrect, NETHERLANDS with Dan Hughes, Ph.D. 10/2015
– Level 1, New York, NY USA for the Adoption/Foster Care Therapist Network with Dan Hughes, Ph.D. 2/2015
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University.
Dr. Rennicke’s dissertation, part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation, focused on the search for meaning of the events of September 11th among people who were in or around The World Trade Center and its impact on their well-being.
B.S. with Honors in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University.
Honors Thesis was an on-site study of the emotional and systemic impact of trauma on an intensive care burn unit in an urban hospital setting.
CURRENT CLINICAL POSITIONS, ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS, & AFFILIATIONS
President and Co-Founder of the Adoption Foster Care Therapist Network
A non-profit organization of attachment, adoptive and foster care specialized mental health professionals. view site
Board Member at Large for the United States of the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute.
An international board dedicated to furthering the training of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy worldwide. view site
Consultant for National Institute of Mental Health (R01) Grant “Predicting Heterogeneous Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in School-aged Children with Early Caregiving Adversities”
Under Principal Investigator, Nim Tottenham, Ph.D., Director of the Developmental Affective Neuroscience Lab at Columbia University. view site
Clinical Psychology Supervisor at Teachers College, Columbia University
Supervising doctoral students in their psychological testing and intake assessment practicum. view site
ADVANCED CLINICAL TRAINING
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy ©
Certified Trainer, Consultant & Practitioner, with Daniel Hughes, Ph.D.
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
Level III Certified Therapist
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Postdoctoral Fellowship at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy with Robert Leahy, Ph.D.
Collaborative Problem Solving
Level I training in with Stuart Ablon, Ph.D. and Ross Green, M.D.
Emotion Focused Therapy
Level I training with Leslie Greenberg, Ph.D.
Theraplay©
Level 1 Training with Daphna Lender, LCSW
Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)
Introductory training at AFCTN’s 2nd Annual Statewide Training in Albany, NY with Sue Bratton, Ph.D.
RECENT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
MEDIA
Rennicke, C. and Wright, J.A. (2012)
Helping Your Decision to Adopt, Part 2: Understanding the Role of Family Therapy in Supporting Healthy Attachment. Webinar for the Gladney Center for Adoption.
Rennicke, C. (2009-present)
Advisory Team Member and Mental Health Contributor for NYC Private Schools Blog:
Post 1: Yet Another Reason to Kill Your Television…
Post 2: The Fear of Falling Behind
Post 3: Making Sense of the Chaos: Identifying Triggers for your “Challenging” Child
Post 4: The Proactive, Purposeful, Power of Empathy: Preventing Chaos
Post 5: Drawing Restraint: Marshmallows and Metacognition
Rennicke, C. (May 28, 2008).
Is Creativity a Side Effect of Bipolar Disorder? HealthTalk Radio.
WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS
Integrating AEDP into a DDP Family Intensive
Presented at the DDP Annual Conference in Kingson, Ontario, CANADA October 31,2017 with Leah Langsam, Psy.D.
Surprise! Using the Brain as a Guide to Heal Blocked Trust
Keynote Talk Presented at Fostering Kids New Zealand Annual Conference in Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND, September 29, 2017
Reawakening the Capacity to Connect in Hurt Children,
Workshop Presented at Fostering Kids New Zealand Annual Conference in Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND, September 28, 2017
Safe Brains Learn Best:
The Basic Attachment-Focused Principles of Helping Traumatized Children and Adolescents Learn and Thrive at School
Webinar Presented to MN Adopt on June 8, 2017
Healing Blocked Trust and Blocked Care:
The Basic Attachment-Focused Principles of Helping Traumatized Children and Adolescents at Home, Foster Care and School Presented at the NATAMA Conference
Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC on May 12, 2017
Healing Blocked Trust and Blocked Care:
The Basic Attachment-Focused Principles of Helping Traumatized Children and Adolescents at Home, Foster Care and School
Presented in Tampere, FINLAND on November 11-12, 2016
DDP Practice in NYC
Presented at the Annual DDP Conference in Stony Point, New York, USA on November 1, 2016 with Leah Langsam, Psy.D.
Putting Attachment Focused Family Therapy to Work for Children in Foster Care and Their Families.
Rennicke, C. (2013). Presentation at the VOLAG Quarterly Meeting at New York City Administration for Children and Families Headquarters in New York, NY.
Changing the Lens: Understanding Children in Foster Care through Attachment Theory.
Rennicke, C. (2012). Presentation to the Adoption Action Network in New York, NY.
Attachment Focused Family Therapy: What is Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy?
Rennicke, C. (2011). Presentation to the New York State Citizen’s Coalition for Children 22nd Annual Foster Care and Adoption Conference in Albany, NY.
The Socio-Emotional Health of Toddlers and Older Children Adopted form China and Taiwan.
Stanley, W., Rennicke, C., and McAleer, E. (2010). Workshop given at the 30th annual Adoptive Parents Committee (APC) Conference, Brooklyn, NY.
Overview of Adoptees Testing Results and Treatment Needs.
Rennicke, C. (2010). Presentation given to the Gladney Center for Adoption, New York, NY.
Beyond Stickers and Star Charts: How to Enhance your Treatment of “Difficult” Kids by Using Empathy, Attachment Theory, and Problem Solving.
Rennicke, C. (2009). Workshop given for mental health professionals at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy in New York, NY.
PUBLICATIONS
Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach.
Rennicke, C. (2008). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews, 4, 5, 1-3.
Enhanced Creativity in Bipolar Disorder Patients: A Controlled Study.
Santosa, C.M., Strong, C.M., Nowakowska, C., Wang, P.W., Rennicke, C.M., Ketter, T. (2007). Journal of Affective Disorders, 100, 1, 31-39.
Self-Enhancement Among High Exposure Survivors of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in New York City.
Bonanno, G., Rennicke, C., Dekel, S. (2005). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 6, 984-998.
Personality and Temperament Differences in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder Patients.
Rennicke, C.M., Strong, C.M., Santosa, C.M., Sachs, N., Wang, P.W., Winsberg, M.E., Ketter, T.A. (2000). Poster session presented at the 153rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Chicago, IL.
LICENSURE
Psychologist, New York State
