Paul M. Brinich

Psychoanalyst and Psychologist, PhD
Office
Paul M. Brinich, PhD
320 Glendale Drive
Chapel Hill, NC  27514-5914
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Contact Information
phone: 919.442.8653
fax: 919.967.5819
e-mail: brinich@gmail.com
website: http://paul.brinich.com
Prefered method to contact me: Telephone or e-mail
County of Office: Orange
Services area (geographic): RTP, Chapel Hill

GENERAL

Gender: Male
Years in Practice: 30+ Years
Fee (per session): $150
Sliding Scale: Yes ($75-$150)
Insurance Policies: I do not accept "assignment" of payment from insurance companies. However, I am willing to complete the "provider" portion of the standard claim forms. I do not submit these forms myself but instead give them to my patients so that we can review them together. They then can decide whether or not they wish to submit them to their health insurance company.  I am not a Medicaid or Medicare provider. See my website at http://paul.brinich.com

CLIENT FOCUS
I see patients of all ages, from very young children through the elderly.

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate School: University of Chicago
Year Graduated: MA 1972, PhD 1974

Description of Psychoanalytic and Psychotherapy Training:   
Anna Freud Centre, London (1973-1977)
UNC-Duke Psychoanalytic Education Program (1997-2004)

License No. and State: Psychologist (HSP-P) #1556, North Carolina

Board Certification: -
Hospital Practice: -

SPECIALTIES
Children, adolescents, and adults
Psychological issues associated with adoption and infertility
Reactions to bereavement, divorce, and other losses
Psychological complications of physical illnesses and disabilities
Parenting issues
Self-defeating patterns of behavior

TREATMENT MODALITIES:
Psychoanalysis (Child, Adolescent & Adult)
Psychotherapy, Individual (Child, Adolescent & Adult)
Psychotherapy, Couples
Consultations
Psychological Testing

Patients have taught me that they tend to do best when they are encouraged to take things one step at a time and are allowed to decide for themselves when they are ready for us to take a look at their private troubles together. I see some patients once each week and others every day. My patients and I decide together what is best for them in terms of the frequency and intensity of our work.

My obligations are to my patients, not to outside "case managers." I am not on any "managed care" panels and I never release information about my patients to anyone else unless my patients ask me to do so. Experience has taught me that confidentiality is essential if my patients are to be able to face issues and fears that often have troubled them for years.