Joy von Steiger, PHD

Joy von Steiger, PhD
9 Remington Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 875-0444
jvonsteiger@comcast.net

Date of Birth: December 1, 1960

Place of Birth: Manchester, NH

Licensing: Mass License #4897 effective 11/30/89-
NY License #016289-1 effective 4/12/05-
RI License #PS01971 effective 7/21/21-

Education:

1982  B.S. University of Massachusetts
1985  M.A.Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Study
1988  Ph.D.Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Study

Doctoral Training:

1987-1988Clinical Psychology Intern, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston

Postdoctoral Training:

1988-1989Clinical Psychology Intern, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston
1989-1990Post-Doctoral Fellow, Adolescent and Family Treatment
Unit, Mclean Hospital, Belmont
5/2021Internal Family Systems (IFS) level 1
5/2022Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO)

Academic Appointments:

1987-1996Clinical Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School

Other Professional Positions:

1989-1990Staff Practice Psychologist, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston
1989-1990Extended Psychology Staff, Medical Psychology Unit, Beth Israel
Hospital, Boston
1989-1997Private Practice, Boston
1990-1991Assistant Attending Psychologist, Adolescent and Family
Treatment Unit, Mclean Hospital, Belmont
1990-2003Supervisor, Psychology Department, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston
1991-1996Assistant Attending Psychologist, Mclean Hospital, Belmont
1991-1992Psychosocial Researcher, Mclean Hospital, Belmont
1993-1995Clinician and Consultant, Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders
Program, Mclean Hospital, Belmont
1993-1996Supervisor, Psychology Department, Mclean Hospital, Belmont
1995-1997Supervisor and Consultant, Boston Institute for Psychotherapy,
Boston
1997-Private Practice, Cambridge
2007-2014Psychologist, Psychological Counseling Center, Brandeis
University, Waltham
2014-2016Senior Associate Director, Clinical Director, Psychological
Counseling Center, Brandeis University, Waltham
2016-2020Director, Counseling Center, Brandeis University, Waltham
2019-2019Co-Director, Transformational Prison Project, Newton, MA
2020-2021Member of Mental Health Advisory Committee, Brandeis
University, Waltham
2020-2021Director of Mental Health Education, Counseling Center, Brandeis
University, Waltham
2020-2022Social Justice Educator, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,
Brandeis University, Waltham
2022-2022Consultant, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Brandeis
University, Waltham
2022-Facilitator, White Ally Workshops, Massachusetts Psychological
Association, Boston

Memberships:

1983-1984Boston Behavior Therapy Interest Group
1984-1985Association for Behavior Analysis
1985-1986American Psychological Association, Division 12
1986-1988New York State Psychological Association
1986-1987Greater New York Association of Clinical Psychology Students
1987-1997Massachusetts Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
1989-American Psychological Association
1989-American Psychological Association, Division 39
2016-Massachusetts Psychological Association

Committees and Offices in Professional Societies:

1991-1997Education Committee, Massachusetts Association for
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
1994-1996Co-chair, Membership Committee, Massachusetts Association for
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
1995-1997Executive Board, Member-At-Large, Massachusetts Association
for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
1996-1997Chair, Committee for Community Action, Massachusetts
Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Publication:

Von Steiger, Joy. A Tripartite Measure of Treatment Outcome: A Study of the
Effects of a Peer Group Intervention on the Chronic Mentally Ill Patients’
Recovery of Object Relations, Level of Perceived Family Satisfaction, and Rate
of Subsequent Hospitalization. Dissertation Abstracts, 1988.

Professional Presentations:

1/6/15How Does a CA Spot and Support a Student in Distress
3/4/15Introduction to the Psychological Counseling Center for the First
Year Experience
3/15/15Is Empathy a Teachable Skill- Colloquim Discussant
4/21/15What to Think About When Preparing to Study Abroad
7/2/15The International Students’ Adjustment to College in the US
7/2/15What Does Resilience Have to Do With College Counseling-
Colloquim Discussant
7/18/15The International Students’ Adjustment to College in the US
8/18/15How to Spot, Support and Get Help for the Distressed Student (for
student leaders)
8/21/15The International Students’ Adjustment to College in the US
8/24/15The Transfer Experience
8/24/15Welcome to Graduate School
8/25/15Surviving and Thriving at College
9/4/15What is Homesickness
10/21/15Maximizing Your Life Skills, Your Supports and the Supports at
the PCC (for Heller Graduate Students)
11/13/15Understanding Health Leaves and Returns- Panel Discussion
11/10/15Identifying and Responding to the Student in Distress (faculty)
11/17/15Identifying and Responding to the Student in Distress (faculty)
12/4/15The Brandeis Graduate Student: Psychiatry, Cultural Change and
Diminished Resilience (International Business School Faculty)
12/15/15Identifying and Responding to the International Graduate Student
in Distress (International Business School Faculty)
1/14/15How Do We Build Resilience and How do we Spot Distress
(Biology Faculty)
2018-2021Healing Community: the Antidote to Alienation and Trauma
Induced by Academia

Teaching Experience:

2012-2021Continuing Case Conference, Psychology Training Program,
Brandeis University, Waltham
2017-2021Core Peer Support Skills, faculty, Brandeis University, Waltham

Certifications:

11/14/14Title IX Training
12/4/14Management Skills Development Series
2/28/15Mental Health First Aid Training