Today we’d like to introduce you to Jamie Solomon-Charney.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I was finishing up my doctorate in psychology in 2001 at Yeshiva University – Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in the Bronx.. My husband and I had just had our first son. i had grown up in east brunswick and had been a graduate of the high school. So, we decided to move back to East Brunswick to be closer to my mother so that she could help with the baby. when he was a year old, i began working on the child study team in east brunswick schools. I continued there for four years. and after having my third son, although scared to take the risk, i left my job on the child study team to venture into private practice. Sending out old school mailings, using snail mail, meeting with drs in person, and networking the old fashioned way, I slowly built my practice, which i have maintained for the last 22 years. So …i wound up right back where i started, raising my four children in the town i grew up, and the last one finally graduating from the same hs i attended this coming june. I specialize in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, mood disorders, and adhd. My training as a school psychologist also allows me to be well versed in helping parents to navigate the process of getting their child appropriate services and accomodations within the school environment. Since covid, my practice has remained completely virtaul. I work with people aged 12 through adulthood. In addition to being a licensed clinical psychologist, and certified school psychologist, I also have a PSYPACT license, which is an interstate compact that allows psychologists authorized by the PSYPACT commission to practive telepsychology and/or practice temporarily into other PSYPACT participating states.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
it hasnt always been a smooth road. its always scary when you have mouths to feed and you are building your own business. always fearing, what if I dont get clients…what if i can’t build my practice. there are times when things are very busy and times when things feel very slow. When business feels slow, i try to remind myself to enjoy the down time because it doesn’t typically last very long. And of course, at the beginning, there were always the usual questions that one has with regards to their own competency…..can i really do this on my own? do I really know what im doing? Imposter syndrome. But with experience, both professionally, and in life, Ive been able to grow as a professional and feel confident in my work. It takes time to build a practice and it takes time to build a sense of professional confidence !
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
i wrote about what i specialize in on the first page….but in terms of OCD work… i have done specialized training in Exposure Response Prevention, which is a method of cognitive behavioral therapy used for the treatment of OCD. I completed specialized training in the treatment of OCD at the Behavioral Therapy Training Institute, a program sponsored by the International OCD Foundation. A significant portion of my practice is dedicated to working with clients to combat OCD through the use of Exposure Response Prevention (ERP).
Also have extensive experience in standardized psychological assessments, and although i no longer conduct assessments, i can help parents understand and interpret results and guide them through the child study team process when their child is having challenges in school
Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
nope
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.jscpsych.com
