Roberta Satow, PhD

Roberta Satow, PhD Roberta Satow, PhD is a New York based psychoanalyst, speaker and author of Doing the Right Thing: Taking Care of Your Elderly Parents Even if They Didn’t Take Care of You, Gender and Social Life and the novel Two Sisters of Coyoacán. Professor emerita of the department of sociology at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York, Dr. Satow speaks and writes about issues of aging, gender, and mental health.She also blogs on Life After 50 for Psychology Today.

The Uneven Effects of the Pandemic

By Roberta Satow, PhD on 9/16/20 - 2:04 PM

Psychotherapist Roberta Satow explores ways in which the pandemic has hurt some while privileging others.

Patients Who Lie

By Roberta Satow, PhD

Counseling in the Time of Coronavirus

By Roberta Satow, PhD

The Clinical Benefits of Required Con...

By Roberta Satow, PhD

The Importance of Admitting a Mistake in Therapy

By Roberta Satow, PhD on 10/3/19 - 2:39 PM

Sometimes a simple mistake can be the impetus for significant breakthroughs in therapy. Roberta Satow recounts one such transformative misstep with a particularly challenging client.

Helping Caregivers Find the Kid Insid...

By Roberta Satow, PhD