ABOUT DR. LYON

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I am a Clinical Psychologist with a PhD from the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University, and am also a creative writer, musician, teacher, researcher, activist, and parent.

I completed my pre-doctoral internship at NYU-Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City, and my postdoctoral fellowship at Montclair State University's Counseling and Psychological Services.

As an undergraduate, I attended Ithaca College where I studied music, creative writing, and environmental science. I also have a Master's degree in Education from New York University.

I am a faculty member at Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Executive Director of Answer (a national comprehensive sex education organization), and am pursuing Sex Therapy certification through the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy.