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The New York Mindfulness Group is..
a coalition of experienced professionals from various health care disciplines, trained in the practice of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Each integrates mindfulness into their respective practices.
Ron Murphy, Ph.D. received his doctorate from New York University and completed Postdoctoral training  programs in behavioral and cognitive therapy at Temple University Medical School and The Albert Ellis Institute. For over 20 years, he served as a Senior Psychologist in The Human Sexuality Program, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, training and supervising mental health professionals in sex and marital therapy. In private practice for over 30 years, he has been active in professional groups promoting psychotherapy integration. Dr. Murphy has incorporated elements of mindfulness in his work since beginning private practice and has recently participated in several formal mindfulness training formats. He is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Ellen Satloff, CSW, a graduate of Columbia University School of Social Work, is a psychotherapist in  private practice since 1973, providing individual, marital, group, and family therapy. For over a decade she was affiliated with the Human Sexuality Center, Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center, where she practiced and trained other mental health professionals in marital and sex therapy. Her Postgraduate training includes psychoanalytic, behavioral, and family systems approaches. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, phobias, anxiety disorders and depression. She has been integrating meditation and relaxation techniques into insight oriented and cognitive behavioral therapy for many years.
Ronald Schenendorf, MD, a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is a board certified  Psychiatrist in private practice since 1980. He combines his expertise in insight oriented psychodynamic psychoanalytic psychotherapy with relaxation and meditative techniques in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. Dr. Schenendorf did postresidency analytic training at the New York University Psychoanalytic Institute. He is a supervising psychiatrist in the Outpatient Department of Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center where he completed his Psychiatry Residency and Adult Psychotherapy Fellowship. Dr. Schenendorf is the Director of Psychiatric Services and Assistant Medical Director for Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities.
Sharon Stills, ND is a Naturopathic Doctor and founder of Naturopathic Solutions, Inc. A graduate of  Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, she runs one of Long Island's largest naturopathic practices, suggesting natural resolutions to a wide range of illnesses, both acute and chronic, while also assisting healthy patients in their quest to maintain or improve health. She is the New York area's foremost proponent of SANUM Therapy, a comprehensive, natural, holistic healing system used successfully worldwide for over 50 years to permit gentle, yet effective self-healing. Dr. Stills is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), and the New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians (NYANP).
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