Dr. Cortman & Associates

"Helping to Heal
Sarasota County
for over 30 years!"

CONTACT US:

(941) 485-8586Dr. Cortman & Assoc.871 Venetia Bay BlvdSuite 360 Venice, FL 34285

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Award for Outstanding Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest presented by the Florida Psychological Association

This education program is designed to help young people to master social challenges.

Here at Dr. Cortman and Associates, you’ll find a warm and welcoming environment with trained professionals whose goal is to help you become the best version of yourself. Our clinicians work with patients from children (age 3 and up), to teens, adults, and geriatrics alike. We pride ourselves in being well versed in a wide spectrum of emotional and behavioral needs, some of which are listed below:

Adjustment
Adoption
Anger Management
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Coping Skills
Couples
Death/Dying
Depression
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Eating Disorders
Family
Grief
...

Give us a call at (941) 485-8586 for more information

Each therapist uses their own blend of different therapeutic approaches, some of which are listed below:

12 Step Theory
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Bibliotherapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Compensatory Strategies
Coping Skills
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Didactic Therapy
Existential Psychotherapy
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Gestalt’s Theory
...

Written by Dr. Christopher Cortman, Dr. Harold Shinitzky
Your Mind:
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Written by Dr. Christopher Cortman, Dr. Harold Shinitzky, Dr. Laurie-Ann O'Connor
Take Control of Your Anxiety
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Keep Pain in the Past:
Getting Over Trauma, Grief and the Worst That’s Ever Happened to You

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