Dr. Kruk is a licensed psychologist who specializes in individual and couples therapy.
He received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a B.A. from New York University. He completed his clinical internship at the New Jersey VA Medical Center, focusing on the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Psychosomatic Ailments.
Dr. Kruk has received additional clinical training from the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology and the Ackerman Institute for the Family. He has also trained in Emotion Focused Couples Therapy with Sue Johnson and is a level 2 Gottman Couples Therapist. He has taught psychology as an adjunct professor at The City College of New York, New Jersey City University and as a visiting professor at the University of Warsaw in Poland where he taught seminars in psychoanalysis and family therapy. Dr. Kruk is a clinical supervisor in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and the Pace University Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and has been a reviewer for the journal, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.
Dr. Kruk works to provide the genuine warmth and curiosity that he believes are vital in the creation of a therapeutic environment that facilitates psychological growth and transformation. He views the therapeutic environment as a transitional space that brings about change by encouraging the exploration of oneself and one’s ways of being in the world in an atmosphere of safety and trust. He believes that each therapeutic moment is unique and that no one theory or set of techniques alone are enough to address the myriad dilemmas that are brought to psychotherapy. Therefore, he does his best to provide a transparent and collaborative environment and draws on diverse theoretical and technical sources tailored to the demands of the particular situation. Finally, Dr. Kruk believes that both participants in the therapeutic encounter change and grow from their work together. He is thankful to his patients for trusting him enough to allow him to witness their struggles and mindful of the immense responsibility that such trust entails.
Dr. Kruk maintains academic interests in the areas of relational psychoanalysis, psychotherapy integration and interpersonal neurobiology.
Jason Kruk, PhD 