About Joel G. Kosman, Esq., LCSW

Former attorney and licensed psychotherapist offering therapy in New York and New Jersey for professionals navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, relationships, and demanding careers.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I practiced law for more than twenty years. During that time, I worked in a range of legal settings, including a large law firm, a smaller firm, and as Senior Investigative Counsel at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. I also clerked for a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, taught legal writing and advocacy at NYU School of Law, Columbia Law School, and New York Law School, and counseled law students at Columbia Law School.

Over time, I recognized that the work was no longer a good fit — that the parts of myself I most wanted to engage were not central to what I was doing. That recognition led me to make a deliberate mid-career transition into psychotherapy. It is an experience I draw on directly when working with professionals who find themselves questioning the direction of their own careers.

I returned to New York University to complete my training at the School of Social Work, and have since worked as a mental health clinician in a range of settings, including an inpatient psychiatric unit at a Westchester County hospital, New York University Counseling and Wellness Services, and the Psychotherapy Center for Gender and Sexuality. I have completed advanced psychoanalytic training at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy and the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, specialized training in the treatment of eating disorders, and training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy through the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy.