At Mallory Creek Retreat, your journey to mental health and personal growth is guided by two of the most accomplished psychologists in the field – Dr. Mike Abrams and Dr. Lidia D. Abrams. Together, they bring decades of clinical experience and deep expertise. Notably, both trained directly under Dr. Albert Ellis, the founder of REBT. As a result, they are recognized leaders in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Furthermore, their combined knowledge ensures that you receive the highest quality of care, thus fostering an environment conducive to healing and personal development.
Clinical Psychologist · Author · International Lecturer · Clinician Trainer · NYU Professor
Dr. Michael Abrams is a board-certified clinical psychologist, clinician-scholar, and international speaker whose work has focused extensively on couples therapy, sexuality, intimacy, cognitive-behavioral treatment, and evolutionary psychology. He holds a PhD in psychology, an MBA, and board certification from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is a Fellow, Supervisor, and Diplomate of the Albert Ellis Institute, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology.
Dr. Abrams has authored multiple books and scholarly publications addressing couples therapy, sexuality, intimacy, emotional functioning, and cognitive-behavioral treatment. His work examines how cognition, emotional regulation, evolutionary drives, and relationship dynamics interact to shape intimacy and long-term relational functioning. He developed Informed Cognitive Therapy, integrating evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics into cognitive-behavioral practice.
Dr. Abrams serves as Adjunct Full Professor in the Master’s program in psychology at New York University, where he teaches cognitive-behavioral therapy and the psychology of sex and relationships. He holds one of only thirteen National Board Certifications in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in New Jersey, and serves as a board examiner for psychologists seeking certification.
Dr. Abrams has lectured internationally on cognitive-behavioral therapy, couples treatment, sexuality, and evolutionary psychology, and has trained clinicians in the integration of relationship science with cognitive therapy.
Clinical Psychologist · Senior Clinical Supervisor · Couples and Intimacy Specialist
Dr. Lidia Abrams is a clinical psychologist with more than thirty years of experience specializing in relationship psychology, intimacy treatment, and complex couples therapy. Her career has centered on the most challenging relational presentations — high-conflict couples, emotionally disengaged partnerships, treatment-resistant relationship dysfunction, and intimacy disruption across its full clinical range.
Dr. Lidia studied under and collaborated directly with Dr. Albert Ellis for more than fifteen years. Through that direct training and her subsequent decades of clinical practice, she developed a treatment framework that combines the emotional depth required for genuine relational change with the structured cognitive-behavioral precision that makes that change sustainable.
For more than two decades, Dr. Lidia has supervised and trained licensed clinicians in couples therapy, complex relational treatment, and psychological assessment. Over the course of her career, she has trained or supervised more than 500 psychotherapists across multiple disciplines and treatment settings. She currently serves as Executive Director of Resolve Community Counseling Center, a state-licensed nonprofit mental health agency in Scotch Plains, NJ.
Dr. Lidia chairs the New Jersey Psychological Association’s Ethical Education and Resource Committee and has been recognized with a psychology excellence award for her contributions to the field.
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