Clinical Psychologist
In Network: Aetna
Wherever you might be in your life’s journey, and no matter how heavy the burdens you may carry, I am dedicated to meeting you where you are. As your therapist, I will support you with compassion, understanding, and insight as you take the risky (and courageous) step of sharing your experiences with me.
I am a well-trained Clinical Psychologist with 10+ years of experience who has worked in many diverse settings in NYC. I bring to our work my expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Practices, as well as a deep Relational (Psychodynamic) understanding of those struggles and concerns both unique to you and also familiar to our shared humanity. In a city and society that is often frustrating, challenging, and even thwarting at times for all of us, but particularly for those of us who identify as BIPOC, Queer, and/or Differently Abled, I commit to offering a space to feel seen, heard, and understood.
I am particularly adept at working with issues of anxiety and depression, panic, self-harm and suicidal feelings, grief and loss, defeating patterns of personality that get in the way of forming sustaining relationships and work, life transitions, as well as struggles around identity - including that of breaking out of roles and expectations that prevent you from living a fuller, richer, more personally satisfying, more authentic life. Through my own personal and educational experiences, I know many of these struggles. I am confident that I have the skills to help you with them.
I look forward to meeting you and beginning our journey together.
Professional Presentations and Publications and Media
Presentations:
Pantoja, G. (2021, May). Masculinity and mental health. Presented to pre-doctoral psychology intern cohort at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
Fernandez, N., Pantoja, G., Ott, E., & Stafford, E. (2020, June). Masculinity and mental health. Presented to the Behavioral Health Department at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
Pantoja, G. (2020, April). Individual and group therapy in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Seminar presented to PGY3 and PGY4 psychiatry residents at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
Pantoja, G., & McDermut, W. (2017, May). Relationships among humor styles, negative personality traits, and comedian status in predicting mental disorder domains. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, Boston, MA.
Pantoja, G., Walton, K., & McDermut, W. (2016, October). Relationships between lower-order facets of personality and dimensions of mental disorders. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Psychopathology Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Javier, R. A. J., & Pantoja, G. A. (2014). Men and women's grief in a multicultural context. Talk presented at the 3rd Annual Bereavement Conference, Diocese of Brooklyn
Published Articles:
Marroquin, B., Xu, M., Pantoja, G., & Miranda, R. (in draft). The External Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (EERQ): Development and validation of a self-report measure of interpersonal emotion regulation.
Book Chapters & Special Issues:
Javier, R. A., Herron, W. G., Pantoja, G. A., & De Mucci, J. (2018). Domestic violence in all its contexts: An issue for all cultures, races, genders, and classes. In R. A. Javier & W. G. Herron (Eds.), Understanding domestic violence: Theories, challenges, and remedies (pp. 25-47). New York-London: Rowman & Littlefield.
Camacho-Gingerich, A., & Pantoja, G. A. (Eds.). (2015). Special issue: Immigration reforms -- Challenges and opportunities. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless.
Javier, R. A. J., Pantoja, G.A., Raible, J., & Baden, A. (Eds.). (2015). Special issue: Race, religion, and rescue in adoption part I. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless.