I am a Board-Certified psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in general adult and adolescent psychiatry. I have extensive experience in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders and am familiar with the use of a wide range of medications for the treatment of depressive, anxiety, bipolar, ADHD, and psychotic disorders. I'm a skilled psychotherapist with special training in the treatment of trauma and short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. As a psychotherapist, I want to help you to identify your goals and desires, so that you may connect with what is most important to you, helping you clear away anxieties and rationalizations that keep you stuck.
I also have an interest in alternative approaches to treatment. In addition to psychiatric medication, I will work with you to identify lifestyle and dietary changes, supplements for mood support, and herbal remedies which can help promote mental, physical, and emotional well-being. I will also refer you to neurofeedback treatment if it is appropriate and you are interested in that modality.
A holistic psychiatric evaluation lasts about two hours and the cost is $250. Some of this may be covered by insurance. At the evaluation, we will discuss what kinds of follow-up services would be appropriate, from brief check-ups for medication to psychotherapy.
Dr. Freedman graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1990. In 1994 he completed a four-year residency in psychiatry at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
He received his Board Certification in Psychiatry in 1997. Dr. Freedman's continuing medical education has included extensive study in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy ISTDP. He is now finishing his 3rd year of training with the Washington School of Psychiatry’s Istdp Program and receiving supervision from Dr. Patricia Coughlin, as well as numerous trainings in Mind-Body Medicine and the intersection of meditation and psychotherapy.
He has always had a very active outpatient practice which has been full time since 2000. His direct clinical experience with many different patients allows him to draw on a wealth of clinical knowledge to tailor an individualized approach for each patient.
He has worked in the Sanctuary Program for trauma survivors under Dr. Sandy Bloom, and as a staff psychiatrist at Mercy Catholic Medical Center. He has done additional outpatient work for Psychological Services and Human Development Corp.(PSHDC) in Fort Washington and Swarthmore, PA. He has covered psychiatric inpatients at St Luke’s Quakertown Hospital. Dr. Freedman currently continues (since 1994) his privileges at Mercy Fitzgerald Medical Center in Darby, PA.