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Greg Petronzi, Ph.D.

Applied Psychology Adjunct Faculty

Applied Psychology

Dr. Petronzi is a licensed counseling psychologist. He been teaching psychology in higher education since 2009. Greg's clinical work experience and training includes schools, nursing homes, college counseling centers, outpatient mental health clinics and an APA accredited internship at the New York Harbor Healthcare VA Medical center where he worked specifically in PTSD, Substance Abuse Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, and Psychology Oncology units. Greg obtained his MA in Mental Health and Wellness at New York University's Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness program and completed his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Seton Hall University. His research interests and publications explore the extent to which peoples’ dispositional characteristics predict their preferences for various psychotherapeutic orientations. Dr. Petronzi has been teaching at New York University since 2019 and maintains an outpatient counseling psychology practice in Manhattan, NY. 

Selected Publications

Cole, B. P., Petronzi, G. J., Singley, D., & Baglieri, M. (2018). Predictors of men’s psychotherapy preferences. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, doi: DOI: 10.1002/capr.12201

Petronzi, Gregory J., "Understanding Attitude Towards Help Seeking in Predicting Preference for Psychotherapeutic Orientation" (2016). Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 2195. https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2195

Petronzi, G. J., Masciale, J. A. (2015). Using personality traits and attachment styles to predict people’s preference of psychotherapeutic orientation. Counseling and Psychotherapy Research, 15, 298-308. doi: 10.1002/capr.12036

Petronzi, G. & Masciale, J. A. (2014). The role of personality and attachment in predicting client preference of psychotherapeutic modality. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.

Programs

Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness

A combination of graduate course work and clinical training will prepare you for a career as a professional clinical counselor.

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