To contact him directly: (516) 374-7501.

About Dr. Frank (Fred) Zelinger

     The practice of psychology represents a blending of knowledge, experience, and common sense applied to the needs and wishes of the client. Dr. Frank (Fred) Zelinger, over the last 35 years, has integrated his analytically based Doctoral training from New York University with a variety of life experiences that include raising four sons; working as a school psychologist; becoming a School District Administrator in charge of all aspects of Pupil Services; owning and operating several retail establishments; a one year experience as a school Principal; coaching in four sports over a period of 4 decades; consulting in a Jewish Day School; enjoying “sixties” music and playing the guitar; actively playing golf, poker, and racquetball ,and all the while developing and managing a vibrant and busy private practice. To some degree Dr. Fred Zelinger credits this diversity of life experience with his ability to understand and develop practical approaches to the needs of his clients. Born in Germany as the first son of concentration camp survivors, his sensitivity to underlying cultural values has a prominent place in the often-short term and pragmatic solutions he helps his diverse group of clients develop to the many issues and concerns that face them in so complicated a world.

     Attending The City University of New York Program at Queens College (B.A.) and the New School for Social Research (M.A.) in the late 60’s and early 70’s laid the foundation for his later Doctoral training at New York University, and provided the awareness of social issues and sensitivity to the needs of individuals that underlie the philosophy and direction of his private practice. Certifications in School Psychology, School District Administration, and Licensure for Private Practice as a Psychologist in New York State have merged with years of business experience and recreational interests to create the unique pragmatism common to his philosophy of psychotherapy.

     The sensitivity to the needs of children, adults, and families was further enhanced by his thirty-year relationship and marriage to Laurie, the "other Dr. Zelinger.” Her extraordinary talents as a therapist, intuitive awareness of the needs of their children, unending kindness and warmth, and never wavering loyalty to her parents, husband, children and friends have served as an always present reminder of the importance of family and significant others in helping us face the ever changing puzzles that are found in every day life.