Walter Bockting

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Walter Bockting
CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York Office

(646) 774-6937

710 West 168th Street New York, NY 10032
About

Walter Bockting

Walter Bockting, PhD, LP, is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Program for the Study of LGBT Health at the New York State Psychiatric Institute / Columbia Psychiatry and the Columbia University School of Nursing. His research interests include identity development across the lifespan, transgender health, and LGBTQ+ aging. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the New York Community Trust, and a number of other private foundations. He is currently the Principal Investigator of three large NIH-funded studies: Project AFFIRM, a longitudinal, multi-site study of transgender identity development across the lifespan; Convoy Q, examining the role of social networks in cognitive aging of LGBTQ+ adults and their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts; and a new investigation of the quality of life of trans and gender nonbinary individuals following gender-affirming surgery.
 
Bockting is an internationally known expert in gender-affirming healthcare as well as in the mental health and psychosocial adjustment of transgender, gender non-binary and gender-diverse children, adolescents, adults, and their families. He is the Editor of six volumes on gender and sexual health, and has published more than one-hundred articles in peer-reviewed journals. Bockting is a past president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and a past president and Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. In 2010-11, Bockting served on the Institute of Medicine Committee of the National Academies whose work culminated in the IOM Report on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding. Bockting's work at CUIMC focuses on combining research, clinical practice, education and training, and innovative policy development to promote the health of LGBTQI+ individuals and their communities.
Primary Specialty

Psychologist

Practice CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
Gender Male
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted UnitedHealthcare, Magnacare (National), World Trade Center Health Plan, Quality Health Management, AETNA, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Degrees Doctor of Philosophy
Office Name CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
Services Walter Bockting is a Psychologist office located in New York, NY. A psychologist focuses on the evaluation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral health issues. A clinical psychologist uses psychotherapy and other counseling skills to improve emotional and mental health.

Please call Walter Bockting at (646) 774-6937 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or to get more information.
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