About Dr. Abe


“I am not a passive or silent therapist who only listens; my role is to help create structure in our conversations and to talk with people who want to make their lives better.”

Dr. Abe Zubarev DHSc, DPS, BCD, LCSW is a board certified psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. He provides teletherapy and specializes in working with male clients, gay men’s issues, self-esteem concerns and high functioning autism.

Credentials

Licensed: LCSW in New York (094476), Massachusetts (1​2​5​2​5​0), and Florida (SW19945).

Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University (supervises and mentors graduate students preparing to become early career therapists) (2019-present).

Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work.

Education

Doctor of Health Sciences, DHSc - Eastern Virginia Medical School

Doctor of Prof. Studies in Bioethics, DPS - Albany Medical College

Master of Science in Social Work, MS - Columbia University

Master of Education in Arts in Education, M.Ed. - Harvard University

Master of Arts in Art History, M.A. - Cornell University

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, B.A. (summa cum laude) Brooklyn College CUNY