Jennifer Egert

Teaching Schedule

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) 
Sundays evenings
5:30-7:30pm 
October 8th - November 26th
Location: 119 West 57th Street, Manhattan
Tuition: $625.- for the series. This course may be covered in part by insurance as the program is a form of group psychotherapy. Please speak with Jennifer regarding questions about fees and insurance coverage. 

MBCT is an 8-week program designed to help those with recurrent depression and chronic unhappiness learn skills to reduce relapse and live fully. It is not a traditional group therapy that focuses on talking about depression or historical experiences with depression. Rather, it a course combining ideas from cognitive therapy and mindfulness meditation and other mindfulness practices. The program is an outgrowth of MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), with a particular focus on the unique challenges of chronic depression. The program can also be very helpful for those with anxiety and other mood challenges. For more information about MBCT, please see: http://mbct.com/

The MBCT program involves weekly, 2 hour group sessions. Home practice is a centerpiece to the program, so participants can expect to be practicing learned skills between sessions

The program is best suited for those that are not currently in the midst of a major depressive episode so that they can experience and integrate the teaching. All participants will be interviewed prior to beginning the course to determine if the program is appropriate for their individual needs. 

Please contact Jennifer if you are interested at: jenniferegert@gmail.com

INDIVIDUAL CLASSES
On request. 
Please contact jenniferegert@gmail.com or 917-887-7670




Jennifer Egert, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City and an artist. As a doctoral student, she trained in mind-body approaches to managing health and emotional difficulties. She worked at the VA medical center for 9 years as a health psychologist, caring for veterans with illness, disability and at end of life. 

She began her own personal study and mindfulness practice in 2002, exploring the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, G.I. Gurdjieff, Thich Nhat Hanh and others. She has trained in both MBCT and MBSR as well with other mindfulness-based psychotherapies and interventions (e.g., Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Somatic Experiencing). Through her own practice and work with others in groups and in psychotherapy, she has come to understand the power of mindfulness practice in helping people find a sense of acceptance, compassion, and wholeness in the face of trauma, depression, anxiety and other challenges we all face as human beings. 

For further information, see www.jenniferegert.com.