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About Dr. Michelle Ferrer
Michelle Ferrer is a bilingual (English/Spanish) licensed clinical psychologist in Florida. She obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Yeshiva University where she fulfilled graduate training requirements at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York Presbyterian, and NYU Child Study Center. She then completed a rigorous child and multicultural training fellowship at the University of California - San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Ferrer attained further post-doctoral specialization at Hackensack Medical Center concentrating on child abuse and neglect, before returning home to South Florida. Dr. Ferrer has obtained specialized training to treat conditions throughout the lifespan using psychodynamic therapy with an emphasis on attachment and relational theories. She is uniquely equipped to work through major milestones in the parenting spectrum from perinatal concerns to college applications. She also has ample experience treating early adverse experiences, and works to understand the immediate impact of complex issues, including trauma and chronic stress on children, as well as the longer lasting effects on adults.
Dr. Ferrer is co-chair of the Diversity Committee and representative of the Continuing Education Committee of the Florida Psychological Association, former lecturer at the University of Miami, and past Diversity Delegate for the American Psychological Association. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, Florida Psychological Association, and the Southeast Florida Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology.
Her clinical approach is rooted in relational psychodynamic and psychoanalytically informed treatment, including attachment theory. She aims to weave together various facets of identities, concerns, and experiences to create deeper self-awareness that can lead to transformative and lasting change. Her practice is one in which each patient is offered direct concierge care.