About
Beth DiBiase
Having trained in social work and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, I have specialized for 19 years in working with individuals and families living with chronic and serious illness and am a Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist (MSCS).
After practicing in oncology social work, I created the social work department for the International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice (IMSMP) in New York City. As the Director of Social Work at the IMSMP for 13 years, I counseled people living with MS, treated them in individual psychotherapy and support groups, and worked with their families, caregivers, and health care providers. This rich experience has given me a deep and nuanced understanding of what it means to live with illness.
I have provided professional presentations, both locally and nationally, at patient and professional conferences in the multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, rehabilitation and psychotherapy fields on living and coping with chronic and severe illness.
My postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy adds an additional level of understanding of the psychological patterns that contribute to a person's ability to cope with and adapt to life's challenges, including, but not limited to, physical illness. While one of my specialties is living with illness, my practice is not limited to this and I also offer general psychotherapy.
Columbia University School of Social Work
Master of Science with a Concentration in Health, Mental Health and Disabilities
New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (NYSPP)
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the States of New Jersey and New York
Credentials
Presentations Given
Psychotherapy with People with Chronic and Severe Illness and Disabilities
Essex County Psychotherapists Network, Montclair, NJ
December 2017
Building Resiliency in Multiple Sclerosis: A Wellness Model
National Multiple Sclerosis Society at Kershaw Commons, Freehold, NJ
September 2017
A Caregiver's Approach
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Patient Symposium, New York, NY
October 2014
Suicide in the Multiple Sclerosis Patient
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Grand Rounds, New York, NY
June 2013
The Psychological Impacts of Living with a Chronic Illness
American Parkinson's Disease Association Young Onset Conference, Cincinnati, OH
November 2012
Psychotherapy with People with Chronic Illness and Disabilities
New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, New York, NY
January 2012
Communication: You and Your Family
American Parkinson's Disease Association Young Onset Conference, Des Moines, IA
June 2011
The Psychological Impacts of Chronic Disease
American Parkinson's Disease Association Young Onset Conference, Des Moines, IA
June 2011
Social Work with Multiple Sclerosis Patients
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Social Work Grand Rounds, New York, NY
May 2011
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Social Work
University of Southern California School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA
November 2010
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Its Use in Multiple Sclerosis Care
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Grand Rounds, New York, NY
June 2010
Coping with Multiple Sclerosis: From Isolation to Connection
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Patient Symposium, New York, NY
November 2009
Psychotherapy in the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Grand Rounds, New York, NY
January 2009
Coping with Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Patient Symposium, New York, NY
June 2005
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Association of Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
2004 - Present
Member, Board of the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
2010 - 2015
President, Society for the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
2009 - 2010