About Me:
Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein
For over 40 years, I’ve dedicated my career to helping people heal, grow, and find their way toward a life of greater clarity, meaning, and ease. My journey in this field began in 1985, and I’ve since specialized in working with trauma, dissociation, and the many challenges that arise from them. I’m passionate about guiding individuals to reduce their suffering, overcome life’s struggles, and reclaim their strengths, talents, and capacity for fulfillment.
Licensed Psychologist - NJ License #35SI00218300
My Approach
I view my role as a guide to help you move from feeling lost and struggling to finding your way with clarity, purpose, meaning, and ease.
I have devoted my professional life to helping people reduce their suffering and struggle while empowering them to claim their strengths, talents, and their unique abilities to live a more fulfilling and rich life.
Since 1985, I have specialized in treating trauma and dissociation, focusing on healing from trauma and nourishing post-traumatic growth. Traumatic activation lives on in the body and can affect nearly all aspects of our life; our self-esteem, ability to connect with others, energy level, tension level, emotions, perceptions, thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors.
This traumatically induced chronic nervous system dysregulation is the source of most pain and struggle. Trauma therapy must address this bodily dysregulation and the defensive states that hijack our awareness and energy. This includes learning how to access and live from our strengths, our ability to connect, and a sense of wholeness while overcoming the fears, resentments, limiting beliefs, and harsh inner judgment perpetuating our suffering.
Over the last 4 decades, my approach has evolved, as has our understanding of how trauma impacts the brain and body. I integrate traditional psychotherapy, Somatic psychotherapy, Polyvagal-informed practices, and mindful awareness, along with the latest advances in neuroscience and mind/body approaches to address the whole person in a powerful, effective, and compassionate manner.
This comprehensive, person-centered approach allows me to address the whole individual, promoting lasting and transformative change.
Training + Expertise
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology - Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey
Certified Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Therapist, CHT - Comprehensive & Advanced Trainings, Hakomi Institute
Training for the Treatment of Trauma & Advanced Training for the Treatment of Trauma - Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Re-Creation of the Self Model of Human Systems - Innovated, Developed, and Taught by Jon Eisman.
Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS) - Beginning through Advanced Levels- and intensive individual supervision-Len Ochs, Ph.D. and Ochs Labs
Traditional Neurofeedback - Intensive supervision with Sebern Fisher, MA, LMH, BCIA
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Francine Shapiro and EMDRIA
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training for Professionals - Doctors Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli
Thought Field Therapy (TFT) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
Basic Clinical Training in Imago Relationship Therapy - Maya Kollman, MA Imago Therapy Master Trainer
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy - New York Center for Psychoanalytic Studies
Certificate in Psychoanalysis - Institute of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New Jersey
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Training in Hypnosis - with an emphasis on treating trauma, chronic pain, chronic illness, and performance enhancement. American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Professional Training in Expressive Arts - Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
Certified Health Coach, CHC - Professional Health Coach Training Program, Institute for Integrative Nutrition & The State University of New York Purchase College
I’ve since specialized in working with trauma, dissociation, and the many challenges that arise from them. I’m passionate about guiding individuals to reduce their suffering, overcome life’s struggles, and reclaim their strengths, talents, and capacity for fulfillment.
Licensed Psychologist - NJ License #35SI00218300
Press + Interviews
Let’s Begin the Journey
Whether you’re facing trauma, anxiety, chronic stress, chronic illness or pain, or simply looking to deepen your sense of self, I’m here to guide you.
Let’s work together to navigate the path to healing and discover what’s possible.