Ben Langstein, PhD

Dr. Ben Langstein is a postdoctoral fellow at The CBT/DBT Center, where he provides individual psychotherapy and participates in an adherent DBT team with phone coaching to support skills usage between sessions. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology (Health Emphasis) from Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and completed his APA accredited internship at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His dissertation examined preventing risky behaviors in adolescents with attention to sleep, stress, and community engagement. Earlier research on miscommunication taught him that change depends on a clear, collaborative working relationship. He has held clinical placements in Brooklyn College Counseling Center, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, North Shore LIJ Hospital Behavioral Cardiology, The Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and Zucker Hillside Hospital Geropsychology Inpatient/Outpatient.

He has trained in various modalities including CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, CPT and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. At the VA, he focused on trauma related care with combat veterans and with veterans who experienced trauma in civilian life by using CPT and ACT to tailor treatment to each person’s values, pace, and goals. He also brings a health psychology lens from primary care and medical settings, including behavioral cardiology and a heart transplant unit, which helps him integrate mental health with medical realities. As an EMT with Chevra Hatzalah, he is comfortable in crisis and collaborates effectively with other disciplines and professionals when life is most disrupted and was called for consultation on mental health crises in the Jewish community.

Across his training, he has worked in college counseling, long term inpatient units, geriatric psychiatry, and outpatient clinics, supporting adolescents, adults, and older adults with anxiety, depression, trauma related concerns, chronic health conditions, and major life adjustments. While his practice is evidence based and skills focused, two years of psychodynamic training at IPTAR have honed his listening and added a layer of depth to the work he does.

In therapy, he combines practical tools with meaningful listening so clients can get unstuck, align with what matters most, and move forward with clarity and purpose. He works with people across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, yeshiva and college students, adults and older adults.