Judith Siegel
Professor
PhD, MSW
Areas of Expertise: Intimacy and family relationships, neurobiology, and emotional regulation
Biography
Judith Siegel is a Professor at NYU Silver and has been on the School’s faculty since 1989. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Family Social Work, and the Director of the School’s Post-Master’s Certificate programs in Child and Family Therapy and Advanced Assessment and Diagnosis, the latter of which is offered online.
Dr. Siegel is the author of Stop Overreacting (2010; New Harbinger), What Children Learn From Their Parents’ Marriage (2000; Harper Collins), Repairing Intimacy (1992; Jason Aronson), and Countertransference and Couples Therapy (1997; Norton), which have been published in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hebrew, Chinese, and Korean. She has also authored chapters on couple therapy in books, including Theory and Practice in Clinical Social Work (3rd Edition), Techniques for the Couple Therapist: Essential interventions from the experts, Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy (5th Edition), and Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy.
In addition to her scholarship in the areas of intimacy and family relationships, Dr. Siegel has published in the area of neuroscience research and emotion with recent articles appearing in Family Process; Trauma, Violence and Abuse; and Couple and Family Psychoanalysis. She has also been published in The Clinical Social Work Journal; The Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy; The Journal of Family Psychology; The American Journal of Family Therapy; Psychoanalytic Inquiry; The Journal of Family Social Work; The Journal of Emotional Abuse; The Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy; The Journal of Couples; The Journal of Traumatic Stress; Health and Social Work; The Journal of Reproductive Medicine; Family Systems Medicine; Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics; and the Journal of Independent Social Work. Dr. Siegel has presented her work throughout the United States and abroad.
Dr. Siegel approaches couples treatment from a perspective that integrates object relations, emotional regulation, cognitive, systems, and narrative concepts. Another facet of her work involves parenting, including prevention against the effects of divorce on children, and ways that parents can emotionally coach their children. Dr. Siegel has written articles in parenting magazines and given 'expert' media advice in these areas. Dr. Siegel's interest in defensive splitting in couples has resulted in the development of a practice model as well as the creation of an assessment tool that is presently being used in research on domestic violence.
Prior to joining NYU, she was a faculty member of Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Siegel earned her PhD from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, her MSW from the University of Toronto School of Social Work, and her BA from York University.
Publications
Couple Impasses: Three Therapeutic Approaches
Fishbane, M. D. K., Goldman, R. N. & Siegel, J. P., Sep 1 2020,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 48, 3, p. 301-312
12 p.
The Scope of Psychotherapy Integration: Introduction to a Special Issue
Wachtel, P. L., Siegel, J. P. & Baer, J. C., Sep 1 2020,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 48, 3, p. 231-235
5 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Jan 1 2020,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 23, 1, p. 1-2
2 p.
Digging Deeper: An Object Relations Couple Therapy Update
Siegel, J. P., Nov 28 2019,
In : Family Process. 59, 1, p. 10-20
11 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Oct 20 2019,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 22, 4-5, p. 313-314
2 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., May 27 2019,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 22, 3, p. 207-208
2 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Mar 15 2019,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 22, 2,
1 p.
A Journal of Family Social Work interview with Ann Hartman, DSW
Siegel, J., Oct 20 2018,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 21, 4-5, p. 248-254
7 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Oct 20 2018,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 21, 4-5, p. 245-247
3 p.
Beyond care coordination: Integrated health care settings for youth and their families
Chomanczuk, A. H., Mirabito, D. M. & Siegel, J. P., May 27 2018,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 21, 3, p. 200-213
14 p.
A Journal of Family Social Work interview with Froma Walsh, MSW, PhD
Siegel, J., Mar 15 2018,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 21, 2, p. 85-97
13 p.
Family Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events and Chinese Children’s Psychological Adjustment: A Transgenerational Study
Siegel, J. & Han, W. J., Feb 1 2018,
In : Journal of Child and Family Studies. 27, 2, p. 431-442
12 p.
Beyond care coordination: Integrated health care settings for children and their families
Heckman, A., Mirabito, D. M. & Siegel, J. P., 2018,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 21, 3, p. 1-14
Preface
Siegel, J., Oct 20 2017,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 20, 5, p. 357-358
2 p.
The response to rural-To-urban migration and other life stressors in Shanghai: Effects on physical and psychological well-being among parents of young children
Han, W. J., Siegel, J. & Zhang, L., Sep 2017,
In : Asian American Journal of Psychology. 8, 3, p. 248-258
11 p.
A Journal of Family Social Work interview with Virginia Goldner, PhD
Siegel, J., May 27 2017,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 20, 3, p. 185-195
11 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., May 27 2017,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 20, 3, p. 183-184
2 p.
Integrated Behavioral Health Care for children and adolescents
Mirabito, D. M., Heckman, A. & Siegel, J. P., 2017.
Social Work and Integrated Health Care.
Straussner, L. S. & Stanhope, V. (eds.).Oxford University Press
Parenting and child wellbeing in Chinese families with multigenerational trauma exposure
Siegel, J. P. & Han, W.J., 2017,
In : Journal of Child and Family Studies..
Stress exposure and physical and mental wellbeing in Chinese parents with young children
Han, E.J. & Siegel, J. P., 2017,
In : Asian American Journal of Psychology..
A Journal of Family Social Work interview with Nancy Boyd-Webb, DSW, LICSW, BCD, RPT-S
Siegel, J., Oct 19 2016,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 19, 5, p. 399-406
8 p.
Preface
Judith, S., Oct 19 2016,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 19, 5, p. 397-398
2 p.
A Journal of Family Social Work conversation with Jill Savege Scharff, MD
Siegel, J., May 26 2016,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 19, 3, p. 157-166
10 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., May 26 2016,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 19, 3, p. 155-156
2 p.
Confronting splitting
Siegel, J. P., Mar 22 2016,
Techniques for the Couple Therapist: Essential Interventions from the Experts.
Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 119-122
4 p.
Identifying and working through projective identifications
Siegel, J. P., Mar 22 2016,
Techniques for the Couple Therapist: Essential Interventions from the Experts.
Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 123-127
5 p.
A Journal of Family Social Work conversation with Ray Bardill, PhD, MSSW
Siegel, J., Mar 14 2016,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 19, 2, p. 67-73
7 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Mar 14 2016,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 19, 2, p. 65-66
2 p.
A Journal of Family Social Work conversation with Monica McGoldrick, LCSW
Siegel, J., Jan 1 2016,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 19, 1, p. 56-64
9 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Jan 1 2016,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 19, 1, p. 1-2
2 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Oct 20 2015,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 18, 5, p. 303-304
2 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Aug 8 2015,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 18, 4, p. 223-224
2 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., May 27 2015,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 18, 3, p. 141-142
2 p.
Preface
Siegel, J., Mar 15 2015,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 18, 2, p. 75-77
3 p.
Emotional Regulation in Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: Rethinking Risk
Siegel, J. P., Mar 4 2015,
In : Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. 24, 2, p. 67-79
13 p.
Object Relations Couple Therapy
Siegel, J. P., 2015,
Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy.
5 ed.
Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. & Snyder, D. (eds.).New York: Guilford, p. 224-245
The mindful couple
Siegel, J. P., Aug 1 2014,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 42, 3, p. 282-287
6 p.
An Expanded Approach to Batterer Intervention Programs Incorporating Neuroscience Research
Siegel, J. P., Oct 2013,
In : Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. 14, 4, p. 295-304
10 p.
Breaking the links in intergenerational violence: An emotional regulation perspective
Siegel, J. P., Jun 2013,
In : Family Process. 52, 2, p. 163-178
16 p.
Splitting and Emotional Regulation in Partner Violence
Siegel, J. P. & Forero, R. M., Jun 2012,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 40, 2, p. 224-230
7 p.
Denial, dissociation and emotional memories
Siegel, J. P., 2012,
In : Couple and Family Psychoanalysis. 2, 1, p. 49-64
A good enough therapy: An object relations approach to couples treatment
Siegel, J. P., 2010,
Clinical Casebook of Couple Therapy.
Gurman, A. S. (ed.).New York: Guilford, p. 134-152
Object splitting
Siegel, J. P., 2010,
Corsini's Encyclopedia of Psychology.
4 ed.
Weiner, I. B. & Craighead, W. E. (eds.).Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, p. 1111-1112
Stop Overreacting
Siegel, J. P., 2010.
Oakland, California: New Harbinger
Collective wisdom: Integrating recent developments with established models in couples treatment
Siegel, J. P., Aug 2009,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 37, 3, p. 181-182
2 p.
Guest Editor’s Comments for Collective wisdom: Integrating recent developments with established models in couples treatment
Siegel, J. P., 2009,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 37, 3, p. 181-183
What Children Learn from Their Parents’ Marriage
Siegel, J. P., 2009.
New York: Harper Collins
Splitting as a focus of couples treatment
Siegel, J. P., Sep 2008,
In : Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. 38, 3, p. 161-168
8 p.
Family conflict: How marital conflict effects children, and how a child's illness can create marital conflict
Siegel, J. P., 2008,
In : Pediatrics at Quantia MD..
The role of affect regulation in a case of attempted maternal-filicide suicide: Commentary on an act of despair
Siegel, J. P., Dec 2007,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 35, 4, p. 223-227
5 p.
The enduring crisis of divorce for children and their parents
Siegel, J. P., 2007,
Play Therapy for Children in Crisis.
3 ed.
Boyd Webb, N. (ed.).New York: Guilford, p. 133-152
Dyadic splitting in partner relational disorders
Siegel, J. P., Sep 2006,
In : Journal of Family Psychology. 20, 3, p. 418-422
5 p.
Identification as a focal point in couple therapy
Siegel, J. P., 2004,
In : Psychoanalytic Inquiry. 24, 3, p. 406-419
14 p.
The dyadic splitting scale
Siegel, J. P. & Spellman, M. E., 2002,
In : American Journal of Family Therapy. 30, 2, p. 117-124
8 p.
The reenactment of abuse in the marital relationship: Theoretical and clinical considerations
Siegel, J. P. & Geller, J., May 26 2000,
In : Journal of Family Social Work. 4, 2, p. 57-74
18 p.
Destructive conflict in nonviolent couples: A treatment guide
Siegel, J. P., 1999,
In : Journal of Emotional Abuse. 1, 3, p. 65-85
21 p.
Object relations marital therapy: Engaging the couple
Siegel, J. P., 1999,
Case Studies In Social Work Practice.
2 ed.
Le Croy, C. (ed.).Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Press, p. 46-50
Defensive splitting in couples
Siegel, J. P. & Sharpe, S. A., 1998,
In : Journal of Clinical Psychoanalysis. 7, 3, p. 305-336
32 p.
Splitting as a focus of couples treatment
Siegel, J. P., 1998,
In : Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. 38, p. 161-168
And baby makes three
Siegel, J. P., 1997,
Countertransference in couples therapy.
Solomon, M. F. & Siegel, J. P. (eds.).New York: W.W. Norton, p. 166-175
Applying countertransference theory to couples treatment
Siegel, J. P., 1997,
Countertransference in couples therapy.
Solomon, M. F. & Siegel, J. P. (eds.).New York: W.W. Norton, p. 3-22
Countertransference as the focus of consultation
Siegel, J. P., 1997,
Countertransference in couples therapy.
Solomon, M. F. & Siegel, J. P. (eds.).New York: W.W. Norton, p. 272-284
Countertransference in Couples Therapy
Solomon, M. (ed.) & Siegel, J. P. (ed.), 1997.
New York: Norton Press
Countertransference as projective identification
Siegel, J. P., 1995,
In : Journal of Couples. 5, p. 61-69
Repairing intimacy: An Object relations Approach to Couples Therapy
Siegel, J. P., 1992.
Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson
Analysis of projective identification: An object-relations approach to marital treatment
Siegel, J., Mar 1991,
In : Clinical Social Work Journal. 19, 1, p. 71-81
11 p.
Money and marriage: A transparency to the struggles of intimacy
Siegel, J., Nov 1 1990,
In : Journal of Independent Social Work. 4, 4, p. 51-60
10 p.
Marital disruption and physical illness: The impact of divorce and spouse death on illness
Williams, J. S. & Siegel, J. P., Oct 1989,
In : Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2, 4, p. 555-562
8 p.
Premenstrual syndrome and marital dynamics
Siegel, J. P., 1988,
Families in theory and practice.
Coleman, M. & Lantz, J. (eds.).Ohio State University, College of Social Work, p. 151-169
Premenstrual Syndrome: Psychiatric, Physiological, and Psychosocial Perspectives
Siegel, J., 1987,
In : Health and Social Work. 12, 4, p. 284-289
6 p.
Premenstrual tension syndrome symptom clusters. Statistical evaluation of the subsyndromes
Siegel, J. P., Myers, B. J. & Dineen, M. K., 1987,
In : Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist. 32, 6, p. 395-399
5 p.
Comparison of depressed and nondepressed women with severe premenstrual tension syndrome
Siegel, J. P., Meyers, B. & Dineen, M. K., 1986,
In : Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 45, 3, p. 113-117
5 p.
Marital dynamics of women with premenstrual tension syndrome
Siegel, J. P., 1986,
In : Family Systems Medicine. 4, 4, p. 358-366
9 p.
Books
Siegel, J.P. (2010). Stop Overreacting: Effective Strategies for Calming Your Emotions. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Siegel, J.P. (2000). What Children Learn from Their Parents’ Marriage. New York: Harper Collins
Solomon, M. and Siegel, J.P (Eds.) (1997). Countertransference in Couples Therapy. New York: Norton Press.
Siegel, J.P. (1992). Repairing intimacy: An object relations approach to couples therapy. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson
Selected Presentations
Applied Neuroscience: Deconstructing Emotions in Individual and Couple Therapy. Accepted for presentation at the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Lieden, July, 2018.
Allostatic Load: A Snapshot of Stress in Rural and Urban Migrant Chinese Parents. Accepted for presentation at the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Lieden, July 2018.
Integrative Approaches to Working with Couples: Cycles and Impasses. Presentation at the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, New York., May 2018.
Adult Couples in Transition: What’s Love got to do with it? Keynote presentation to the New York Society Clinical Social Work Annual Conference, New York. April 2018.
Emotional Memory Networks: Unlocking the Past to Strengthen the Present. Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. Honolulu, April 2018.
Teaching Trauma. Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. Honolulu, April 2018.
Stress Exposure and Well-Being in Chinese Parents: Risk and Protective Factors. Pathways to Resilience IV Conference, Capetown, South Africa, June 2017.
Brain Therapy: Applying the Wisdom of Neuroscience to Clinical Social Work Practice. NASW Lecture Series, May 2017.
Effects of Multigenerational Trauma Exposure on Children and Parents. International Family Therapy Association Annual Conference, Malaga Spain, March 2017.
Parenting and Child Wellbeing in Trauma-Exposed Families in China. Siegel, J.P. & Han, Wen-Jui. SSWR 20th Annual Conference, Washington DC. January, 2016.
Comparing Online and Traditional Classrooms: Student Performance, Student Experience, and Instructor's Evaluation, Siegel, J. P. & Shibusawa, T. APM, CSWE, Denver CO, October, 2015
The Active Online Learner: Innovative Instructional Technology that Facilitates Student Learning. Siegel, J.P., Shibusawa, T., Martin, J. I., & Torres, P. APM, CSWE, Denver CO. October, 2015.
Integrative Behavioral Health for Transition Age Youth: Recommendations for Integrated Classroom and Field Curricula. Mirabito, D., Siegel, J. P., Videka, L., & Chomanczuk, A. H.APM, CSWE, Denver CO. October, 2015.
Working with Emotionally Reactive Couples. Invited presentation to the Ackerman Family Institute. May, 2015.
The Neurobiology of Trauma: How the Past Informs the Present. AAPCSW Annual Conference, Durham, North Carolina, March 2015.
Couples therapy: An Integrated Approach. Invited presentation (Pinkus lecture) Richmond Va. May 2015.
Translating Neuroscience Research into Practice. Clinical Track Panel presentation for the APM. Washington DC. Nov 2012.
Interventions based on Splitting and Emotional Regulation for Victims and Perpetrators of Family Violence. Jury selected presentation to the Trauma Conference, Jerusalem Israel, Jan. 2012.
Splitting and Emotional Regulation in Partner Abuse. Invited presentation to the Tavistock Center for Couples Relationships. London England, Dec. 3, 2011
Introducing Neurobiology into the Social Work Curriculum. Jury selected presentation to the Annual Program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education (with co-presenter Rosemary Farmer), Atlanta GA, Oct. 2011.
Adolescent emotional regulation and stress. Keynote presentation to Critical Issues for Adolescents: Evidence based strategies for Professionals, sponsored by Student Assistance Services, BOCES, Family Institute of Westchester, Caron, Student Advocacy and Hope’s Door. Tarrytown NY, Oct. 2011.
Breaking Through: Helping the Narcissistically Vulnerable Couple Engage. Keynote Presentation to the 42nd Annual Conference of the New York State Society for Clinical Social Work. New York, May 2011.
Love: Obsession. Keynote address, Australian Association of Relationship Counselors. Melbourne, Australia March 2011.
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Neglect: Focus on Parenting. Presented to the Australian Association of Relationship Counselors. Melbourne, Australia, March 2011.
Emotional Regulation: Helping Stressed-out Teens Cope with Life Without Drugs. Student Assistance Association, White Plains New York, August 2010.
All or Nothing: Working with BPD Clients who Split. Barrier Free Justice Annual Conference, Brooklyn, May 2010.
Courses
MSW: Human Behavior in The Social Environment III
MSW: Clinical Practice With Couples
MSW: Emotional Regulation in Family Practice
MSW: Practice with Families: Comparative Approaches
DSW: Publication Development Workshop III