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Sep 13, 20234 min read

I'm a Parent And a Psychologist: This Parenting Style is the Opposite of Helicopter Parenting

By Emily Edlynn, PhD, Parents Magazine, September 14, 2023 Medically Reviewed by Dr. Nicole Amoyal Pensak Overprotective parenting can be...

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Jun 20, 20233 min read

Are You An Anxiety Cleaner? Here's Why You Do It

By Adrianne Webster, June 21, 2023 Dr. Nicole Amoyal Pensak Quoted As surprising as it sounds, when you dive into it, there’s actually a...

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Jun 20, 20235 min read

Becoming A Mom Caused Me To Start Anxiety-Cleaning — And I Can’t Stop

By JESSICA BOOTH, June 20, 2023 Dr. Nicole Amoyal Pensak Quoted Every night since my second daughter was born, I’ve done the same exact...

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Sep 21, 20224 min read

Is motherhood a glass ceiling? 46% of women say co-workers treat them unfairly for having kids

by Chris Melore, StudyFinds.org, September 22, 2022 Dr. Nicole Amoyal Pensak Quoted NEW YORK — Two-thirds of working moms believe between...

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Jun 13, 20224 min read

Newsweek Feature | Opinion | Moms Want it All this Mother's Day. Give it to Them

In March of 2020, I planted my face in my son's bedroom carpet and sobbed. How could I possibly care for a newborn with a deadly virus...

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Jun 4, 20223 min read

Let the kids in the bed? 7 in 10 parents OK with co-sharing, think it should be ‘normalized’

by Chris Melore: View Full Article NEW YORK — A majority of parents feel no shame in sharing a bed with their little ones. In fact, seven...

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May 5, 20224 min read

Moms Want it All This Mother's Day. Give it to Them | Opinion

NEWSWEEK, NICOLE AMOYAL PENSAK , CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST ON 5/6/22 AT 8:00 AM EDT View Full Article In March of 2020, I planted my face in...

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Apr 5, 20221 min read

Podcast: How to Go From Surviving to Thriving in Motherhood with Dr. Nicole Pensak

A Better Way, Making it as a Momprenuer Listen to full podcast here. Dr. Nicole Pensak is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and owner of...

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Feb 22, 20226 min read

Common Signs Of High-Functioning Anxiety + Tips For Managing It

mbg Contributor By Julie Nguyen Expert review by Kristina Hallett, Ph.D., ABPP What is high-functioning anxiety? According to the DSM-5,...

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Feb 15, 20226 min read

Even as a Psychologist, I Still Couldn’t See My Diagnosis of Postpartum OCD

Published in Moms Don’t Have Time to Write, Feb. 15, 2022 Effective ways to treat the real mommy wars happening inside your brain I paced...

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Feb 8, 20221 min read

Mom Brain: The Good, Bad & Amazing / Podcast

On. Ep. 17 of Working Mom Hour we're talking with Dr. Nicole Pensak, a Harvard and Yale trained clinical psychologist helping to change...

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Dec 13, 20216 min read

What a Clinical Psychologist Thinks You Should Know about Postpartum During a Pandemic

by Wonder Woman, December 13, 2021 As if having a newborn is not challenging enough. Typically, approximately 10-20% of women will...

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Dec 22, 20206 min read

How to Cope with the Stress of Cancer

by Nicole Pensak, PhD and Jamie Jacobs, PhD Living with cancer and its treatment can introduce new stressors into your life. Along your...

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Nov 20, 20201 min read

Psycho-Oncology Special Issue: Increasing Access to Psychosocial Oncology Care

A pilot study of mobilized intervention to help caregivers of oncology patients manage distress Abstract Objective Caregivers of patients...

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Oct 12, 20201 min read

$4M GRANT AIMS TO REDUCE STRESS IN CAREGIVERS

2019 "Now a nearly $4M grant from the National Cancer Institute to researchers at University of Colorado Cancer Center seeks to lessen...

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Oct 11, 20201 min read

THE LAS VEGAS MASSACRE

Dr. Pensak Speaks About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Evidence-Based Treatment as the Mental Health Correspondent in: The Las Vegas...

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Oct 10, 20201 min read

RADIO INTERVIEW W/ DR. PENSAK ON NEW JERSEY 101.5

Studies, doctors cite more mental health issues among young adults . View Interview

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Oct 9, 20201 min read

CANCER TODAY: HELPING OTHERS

Dr. Pensak is developing an online program to help caregivers of patients with advanced cancer manage stress. Learn More

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Oct 8, 20201 min read

MENTAL HEALTH CORRESPONDENT FOR WELLNESS WOODBRIDGE

See Dr. Pensak's interview with Anne Mazza of Wellness Woodbridge program, located in New Jersey. This interview covered topics such as...

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Oct 7, 20201 min read

DR. PENSAK'S CURRENT RESEARCH

2016-2018 Dr. Pensak received a Career Development Award through the National Palliative Care Research Center and is currently testing...

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Nicole Amoyal Pensak PhD, PMH-C

Clinical Psychologist | Author | Researcher

Dr. Nicole Amoyal Pensak PhD, PMH-C

Clinical Psychologist | Author | Researcher

Psychotherapy in NJ, NY, and 40 Other States

Mailing Address: PO Box 19, 20 Church Street, Little Silver, NJ 07739