Dr. Jeph has been a licensed clinical psychologist for over 20 years, working with children, teens, young adults and the elderly from all walks of life. She provides psychotherapeutic treatment, counseling, psychodiagnostic testing & evaluations for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
She has her own practice in New York City, supervises at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, Adelphi University, and is the consulting psychologist for The Fairwinds Agency in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Her clinical experience includes Columbia University’s Center for Psychoanalytic Training & Research, Richmond University Medical Center, Maimonides Medical Center, The Gay Men’s Health Crisis and The Bellevue Hospital Center.
Dr. Jeph received her Doctorate with distinction in clinical psychology from Columbia University. She holds three Masters: a Master of Philosophy in clinical psychology from Columbia University; a Master in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, and a Master in General Psychology from New York University (NYU). She earned her undergraduate degree in fine arts at NYU.
She has presented at scientific meetings, such as the Association for Psychological Science (APS) and in clinical settings for The Nantucket New School, Family & Children’s Services of Nantucket, the Nantucket Police Dept., and The Mt. Sinai Medical Center. She has also taught at Columbia University, The New School for Social Research and Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Jeph has received awards for her work in the field of psychology and her volunteer work, including being elected as a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine in 2013, receiving Dancing Classrooms' Humanitarian Award in 2015 and The United Hospital Fund’s Hospital Auxilian and Volunteer Achievement Award in 2014. As a graduate student, she was awarded The New York State Psychological Association's Award for best graduate paper, “Women’s Behavioral Response to the Risk of HIV”.
Dr. Jeph is a proud Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and belongs to the China-American Psychoanalytic Alliance (CAPA), New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA), Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA), American Psychological Association (APA), National Register of Health Service Psychologists, and Association for Psychological Science (APS).
Being a clinical psychologist is the most rewarding work I could ever do with my life. It is a privilege to serve my patients and make a difference in people's lives, one person, one family at a time.
Research suggests an overlap exists between autism and eating disorders: Around 20 to 35 percent of women with anorexia, compared to just one percent of the general population of women, meet the criteria for autism. (One in every hundred women may sound like a lot, but autism in women has been traditionally underdiagnosed and may actually be even more common than that.) Similar correlations exist between autism and other eating disorders, like bulimia and binge eating disorder. People with autism are also more likely to end up diagnosed with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), which involves highly restricted or selective eating that is not motivated by body image issues.