Joyce Fichtenbaum, PhD, is a Rehabilitation Psychologist with over 20 years of experience. She received her PhD degree from Columbia University, NYC. She currently works with individuals and families who have experienced a life-changing medical diagnosis, including spinal cord injury, cancer and disorders of consciousness, in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. The personal experience she shares about the health of her son, Myson, changes her understanding, empathy, and treatment of individuals and their families who are trying to cope with life-altering injuries.
Experienced Rehabilitation Psychologist, Joyce Fichtenbaum, PhD, reflects on the important distinctions between wants and needs, and waiting, anticipating, and planning when facing life altering diagnoses and addressing the unknowns of health and illness.