Joy A. Dryer, PhD, Clinical Psychologist in New Paltz, NY — therapist at ThriveTalk

Joy A. Dryer, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

40+ yrs experience

Updated August 20, 2026 How we verify

About

Dr. Joy A. Dryer is a New York State licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Adult Psychoanalyst with over 40 years in practice, specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy, the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT), and collaborative divorce mediation.

Services

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Divorce
  • ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • OCD
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy)
  • Gottman Method
  • Existential
  • Somatic
  • Family Systems
  • Mindfulness-Based
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Clinical Psychology

State licenses

  • New York · License #007740 · Licensed Psychologist Active

In the field

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 16 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity, credentials, practice name, contact info, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, insurance, session formats, years in practice (43) (psychologytoday.com)

Psychology Today directory (Brooklyn listing)

Psychology Today directory photo CDN

provider website (psychotherapyworksny.com)

  • Bio, education (PhD CUNY 1983, IPTAR certificate 2000), credentials, PACT modality description (psychotherapyworksny.com)
  • Fees vary by consultation type; no insurance accepted; out-of-network reimbursement; reduced-fee slots offered (psychotherapyworksny.com)
  • PACT modality detail (neuroscience, attachment theory, arousal biology; Gottman referenced as complementary) (psychotherapyworksny.com)

provider personal website (joydryerphd.com)

  • MPhil Columbia Teachers College (1976), journalism degree Columbia (1970), Poughkeepsie and Brooklyn Heights office addresses, phone [redacted] (joydryerphd.com)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1710030390, Active status, taxonomy Clinical Psychologist (103TC0700X), NY license 007740-1, address [redacted], enumerated 2007-01-18 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

PACT Institute faculty directory

  • Professional bio: four professional roles (clinician, educator/supervisor, divorce mediator, writer); teaches at CAPA and supervises PhD students (thepactinstitute.com)

WebMD directory profile

  • No patient reviews on file (0 ratings); NPI and license cross-reference; Brooklyn, NY address (doctor.webmd.com)

TherapyRoute directory

Psychology Today contributor page

HuffPost author archive

  • Author bio (nearly 40 years as clinical psychologist, over a dozen years as divorce professional) and list of published articles (huffpost.com)

PubMed

  • Co-authored journal article on 'Cyber-Sex as Twilight Zone Between Virtual Reality and Virtual Fantasy' in Psychoanalytic Review (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

podcast (Debbie Weil)

  • Podcast interview appearance, June 2019, on midlife transitions and existential questions (debbieweil.com)

social profile (LinkedIn)

  • LinkedIn profile exists under handle joydryerphd, title 'Psychologist / Relationship Specialist. Divorce Consultant / Mediator. Author / Speaker.' (page itself blocked automated fetch; identified via search result listing) (linkedin.com)
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