Rita Gazarik

Rita is a charter member of the American Family Therapy Academy, former chair of the Family Committee of the NY State Society for Clinical Social Work, former Coordinator of the award-winning Social Work Intern Program and Director of the Family Therapy Unit at Gouverneur Diagnostic and Treatment Center. 



Rita's approach is psychodynamic, relational and systemic. She works with individuals, couples and families in various stages of their family lives.  This includes early marriage to later life issues, including sexual intimacy within the couple.

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Recent publications include co-authoring the chapter on Czech & Slovak culture in the book "Ethnicity & Family Therapy”.