About Alan Axelrod, LCSW

Alan Axelrod, LCSW has been a practicing psychotherapist for over 40 years and a Zen Buddist for 20 years. He has helped people suffering from many issues including anxiety, depression, adjustment to illness, life transitions, and marital issues. Alan’s therapeutic approach is based on relational psychotherapeutic models. He empowers his clients to engage in interactive dialogue that is uncensored and non-judgmental. This cultivates awareness and the ability to see situations as they are by removing the filters that alter experience and perception. With nearly 20 years serving the cancer community, Alan combines analytical and clinical experience with compassion and insight.

Alan was Director of Community Education and Outreach at Princeton HealthCare System for 7 years, and Director of Social Work and Outreach at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey for 5 years!

He was also Assistant Director of Social Work Adult Clinical Practice at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and for 11 years as Director of Oncology Support Services at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY.

Alan completed his doctoral studies at New York University, received his MSW from Yeshiva University, and received his BA from Hunter College of the City University of New York.

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York and New Jersey and an NJ State-Certified Supervisor of graduate social workers.

Alan has published many articles and has presented talks and workshops nationally and internationally. Contact Alan Axelrod, LCSW today. Your time will be more interactive when you visit him for psychotherapy.