Milton C. Spett, Ph.D.
N.J. Licensed Psychologist #1830
1150 Raritan Road, Suite 101
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 276-3888
MCSpett@aol.com
Private Therapy Practice
1983 – present in Cranford, New Jersey
1978 – 1992 in New York City
Upcoming Presentations for Mental Health Professionals
March 23, 2012 “Difficult Clinical Situations: Cognitive Behavior Therapy,” New Jersey Psychological Association Workshop, with three other panelists.
April 21, 2012 “Cogntive Behavior Therapy for Bullying and Victims of Bullying,” New Jersey Psychological Association Conference, with three other panelists.
January 31, 2013 “When Does Medication Facilitate CBT; When Does Medication Impede CBT?” Essex-Union County Association of Psychologists.
Clinical Workshops Given For Mental Health Professionals
2011 “Exposure and Response Prevention for Panic, OCD, Phobias, and PTSD.”
2008 “Cognitive-Behavior Therapy – 2008” Full Day Specialization Track
2006 “Working with Couples in Therapy” (with 3 other panelists)
2005 “Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Low Self-Esteem”
2002 “Three Couple Therapy Cases: New Techniques and Concepts”
1996 “Cognitive Therapy and Psychoanalysis” (with Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D.)
1994 “4-Factor Therapy of Depression”
1991 “Psychotherapy of Intimacy Problems”
1988 “Couple Therapy”
1986 “Cognitive Therapy of Depression and Anxiety”
“Third Wave CBT: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Positive Psychotherapy.” May 13, 2011.
“CBT for Depression and Low Self-Esteem.” April 1, 2011.
“Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Panic Attacks and OCD.” November, 5, 2010.
Workshops Presented at the N.J. Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists:
“A Unified Approach to Treating Anxiety and Depression,” September 19, 2004
“Cognitive Couple Therapy,” December 10, 2000
“Treatment of Depression: Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and Beyond,” June 11, 1995
Other Workshops for Mental Health Professionals:
“CBT 2011: New CBT Techniques and CBT for Low Self-Esteem,” Mercer County Psychological Association, November 20, 2011 .
“Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,” Middlesex County Association of Psychologists, December 12, 2010.
“How Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Has Changed Since Beck and Ellis,” Monmouth-Ocean County Psychological Association, Spring Lake, NJ, January 31, 2010.
“Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders – 2009,” Trinitas Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ, January 23, 2009.
“Recent Advances in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.” Morris County Psychological Association, Florham Park, NJ, January 14, 2009.
“Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Panic Attacks,” Essex-Union County Association of Psychologists, September 21, 2008.
“Beyond Exposure and Response Prevention,” New Jersey Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, June 13, 2005.
“Might the Twain Meet?: A Challenging Treatment Case,” Bergen County Psychological Association, March 6, 2005 (with David MacIsaac, Ph.D.).
“Treatment of Depression: Psychotherapy vs. Medication vs. Both,” Rockland County Psychological Society, April 24, 2004.
“Intimacy Problems: Individual and Couple Therapy,” New Jersey Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists, Dec. 15, 1996.
“Five-Factor Treatment of Depression: Self-Esteem, Control, Connections, Experiencing Emotions, and Medication,” American Day Treatment Center, November 20, 1996.
“Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: Concepts, Techniques, Outcome,” Morris County Psychological Association, Jan. 11, 1995.
“Panic Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment,” Union Hospital, Kenilworth, NJ, April 12, 1994 (with Lynn R. Mollick, Ph.D.).
“Psychotherapy of Intimacy Problems,” one-day workshop, June 13, 1993, sponsored by The Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences.
The following workshops sponsored by Academic Review:
“Psychotherapy of Depression Update,” one-day workshop, Oct. 21, 1990.
“Psychotherapy of Anxiety, Phobias, & Panic Update,” half-day workshop, Oct. 14, 1990.
“Eclectic Treatment of Depression & Low Self-Esteem,” six 90-minute sessions, April 17 – May 22, 1990.
“Eclectic Treatment of Relationship Problems,” half-day workshop, March 4, 1990.
“Eclectic Treatment of Relationship Fears & Problems,” six 1 1/2 hour sessions, Oct. 10 – Nov. 14, 1989.
“Integrated Cognitive/Dynamic/Systems Marriage Counseling,” one-day workshop, June 26, 1988.
“Integrated Cognitive/Dynamic Therapy for Depression,” one-day workshop, April 10, 1988.
Publications for Mental Health Professionals
The following articles were all published in The New Jersey Psychologist:
“CBT for OCD: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for OCD: Behavioral Interventions, Cognitive Therapy, Family Treatment, and Medication” Winter, 2012.
“What’s New in CBT? – Exposure, Part II: Applying Exposure and Response Prevention to Panic, OCD, PTSD, Phobias, and a Wide Variety of Other Emotional Disorders,” Summer 2011.
“Esposure and Response Prevention, CBT’s Most Powerful Intervention for Panic, OCD, PTSD, and Phobias,” Spring 2011.
“What’s New in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy,” Winter, 2010.
“Psychotherapy of Intimacy Problems,” Spring, 1993.
“Intimacy Issues,” guest editor of special section, Spring, 1993.
“Paradoxical Family Therapy,” Winter, 1989.
“What is Cognitive Therapy?,” Winter, 1988.
“Biofeedback – Feedback,” Spring, 1987.
The following articles were all published in the Newsletter of the New Jersey Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists:
“Exposure and Response Prevention: Contemporary CBT’s Most Powerful Intervention,” 2011 Special Supplement.
“Social Phobia,” January, 2007.
“The Three Levels of Couple Therapy,” 3 parts, August, 2006 – Jan. 2007.
“Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Low Self-Esteem,” Feb. 2006.
“Schema Therapy for Personality Disorders,” May, 2005.
“The Two Critical Components of All Psychotherapies: Experience the Emotion, Change the Cognition,” Nov. 2004.
“CBT vs. Drugs for Depression,” June, 2004.
The following book reviews were all published in The Journal of Psychiatry and Law:
“Which Techniques Do We Really Need to Treat Panic Attacks?” Spring, 2008.
“Improving Outcomes and Preventing Relapse in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy,” edited by Martin Antony, Deborah Ledley, and Richard Heimberg. Winter, 2006.
“Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders,” edited by David H. Barlow, Winter, 2002.
“Overcoming Resistance in Cognitive Therapy,” by Robert Leahy, Spring, 2002.
“Depression in Context” by Christopher Martell, Michael Addis, and Neil Jacobson, Fall, 2001.
“The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work,” by John Gottman and Nan Silver, Summer, 2000.
“Expressing Emotion,” by Eileen Kennedy-Moore and Jeanne Watson, Winter, 2000.
The following book reviews were all published in the Newsletter of the New Jersey Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists:
“Reconcilable Differences” by Christiansen and Jacobson, December, 2000.
“Prozac Backlash” by Joseph Glenmullen, September, 2000.
“The Nurture Assumption,” by Judith Rich Harris, March, 1999.
Other publications for mental health professionals
“Dysfunctional Cognitions: Should We Dispute, Question, Accept, Validate, Ignore, or Be Mindful of Them?” Child and Family Behavior Therapy, Winter 2008, Number 4.
“Is Depression an Emotional Disorder or a Cognitive Disorder?” PsycCRITIQUES, Contemporary Psychology: The APA Book Review Journal, Feb. 8, 2006.
“Psychotherapy Wars: What Is the Critical Component of Effective Psychotherapy?” PsycCRITIQUES, Contemporary Psychology: The APA Book Review Journal, June 27, 2005.
“Treating Anxiety Disorders: Drugs, Psychotherapy, or Both?” PsycCRITIQUES, Contemporary Psychology: The APA Book Review Journal, October 19, 2004.
New Jersey Psychological Association Activities:
Executive Board Member, 2011 – 2013.
Insurance Committee Member, 2011 – present.
Steering Committee Member, NJPA Project on the Crisis in Mental Health Insurance 2009 – 2011.
Internal Communications Committee Member, 2009 – 2010.
Editor, Insurance Crisis Updates, 2009 – 2010.
Executive Board Member, Essex-Union County Association of Psychologists, 2008 – 2010.
Ethics Editor of The New Jersey Psychologist and author of the quarterly column “Ethics I.Q.,” Jan. 1994 – Jan. 1996.
Chair, NJPA Committee on the Practice of Psychology – Private Sector, 1986 – 1987.
Teaching Experience
1977 – 1993: A semi-annual 5-day course in New York City to prepare psychologists for the National Licensing Examination, including lectures on ethics, clinical, counseling, abnormal, behavior therapy, and social psychology. Average attendance: 350 per year.
1985 – 1997: A semi-annual one-day workshop to prepare New Jersey psychologists for the N.J. Oral Licensing Examination. Average attendance: 75 psychologists per year.
Education and Training
1977 – 1978: One-year full-time postdoctoral fellowship at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York City.
1973 – 1977: M.A. & Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (A.P.A.-approved) from the New School for Social Research, New York City.
1975 – 1977: Two-year full-time clinical internship (A.P.A.-approved) at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York City.
Memberships and Licenses
New Jersey Licensed Psychologist (#1830), 1983-present.
New Jersey Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists, co-founder.
Newsletter Editor, Steering Committee Member, 1994 – present.
Union-Essex County Association of Psychologists, Member 2006 – present.
Board of Trustees, 2007 – present.
American Psychological Association, 1978 – present.
New Jersey Psychological Association, 1983 – present.
New York State Licensed Psychologist (#5788), 1978 – present.
Union Hospital Courtesy Medical Staff, 1988 – 1991.
