Dr. Joel Stukalin, PhD, ABPP
Clinical Psychologist
40+ yrs experience
Updated November 1, 2026 How we verify
About
Dr. Joel Stukalin is a New York State-licensed, board-certified clinical psychologist (ABPP) practicing in Forest Hills and Manhattan, NY, specializing in couples counseling, marriage counseling, and individual psychotherapy with over 40 years in practice.
Services
- Marriage and couples counseling
- Relationship issues
- Anxiety
- Individual psychotherapy
- Psychoanalysis
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Depression
- Divorce
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Infertility
- OCD
- Parenting
- Personality disorders
- Sex therapy
- Spirituality
- Substance use
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Family / Marital therapy
- Interpersonal therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Supportive / Educative counseling
State licenses
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New York · License #004547 · Psychologist
Reputation
4.2 / 5 Positive
- RateMDs Rated 4.2 / 5
What clients praise
- Described as attuned, empathic, and caring
- Clients report sustained emotional growth over long-term work
- Seen as experienced and clinically competent
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 11 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Full name, credentials (PhD, ABPP, FAACP, MA, MS), license number 004547 (NY), practice name Coupleguidance, addresses, phone, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, fees, session formats, education (NYU, graduated 1983), bio, and profile photo (psychologytoday.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1376615872, taxonomy 103TC0700X (Psychologist, Clinical), license number 004547 (NY) cross-referenced, address [redacted] (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
practice website (Forest Hills Couples Guidance)
- Credentials, contact email [redacted], phone, professional associations, role as ABPP examiner, and information about practice partner Dr. Sara Mandelbaum (foresthillscouplesguidance.com)
practice website (boardcertifiedpsychologist.com)
- Credentials, degrees, ABPP board certification, FAACP fellowship, NYS Certified School Psychologist status, NYU postdoctoral analytic training, over 40 years / 30+ years private practice, chairperson role for ABPP clinical psychology exams (boardcertifiedpsychologist.com)
GoodTherapy directory
- NYS-licensed, FAACP national board certified clinical psychologist; PhD in Clinical Psychology; NYS Certified School Psychologist; Diplomate in Clinical Psychology (ABPP); NYU Postdoctoral Program graduate (goodtherapy.org)
WebMD
- 0 patient reviews on WebMD Care as of research date (doctor.webmd.com)
Theravive directory
- Bio, specialties, over 40 years in practice, co-leads Queens Couples Counseling Center with Dr. Sara Mandelbaum, therapeutic approaches, profile photo image (theravive.com)
Wellness.com directory
- Practice also listed under the name Basic Trust Counseling Center at the same Forest Hills address; no ratings/reviews present (wellness.com)
Healthgrades
- NPI cross-reference, address, 0 reviews as of profile-verified date April 2026 (healthgrades.com)
RateMDs
- 4.2/5 aggregate rating; paraphrased positive review excerpts (attuned/empathic, sustained growth, competent) — page returned HTTP 403 on direct fetch, rating and quotes read from a cached search-engine snippet of the page (ratemds.com)
New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA)
- Member listing under Queens Couples Counseling Center (nyspa.org)