About Me

Psychologist and Attorney

Dr. Jean Cirillo

 

Dr Jean Cirillo Biography

Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Attorney in the USA

Contact: Telephone: 1-516-795-0631 Email: jeancirillo@aol.com

Dr. Jean Cirillo is both a licensed practicing attorney and licensed practicing psychologist in New York who has been on hundreds of national television shows, as expert guest and staff psychologist. She specializes in dealing with relationships, women’s issues, dating, divorce and custody solutions. 

Dr. Cirillo is an exceptionally highly qualified frequent guest commentator for publications, TV shows and radio programs where she uses scientific facts to help explain behavior and psychological issues in a layperson’s language. 

In her role as a licensed attorney, you can view real-life questions and Dr. Cirillo’s responses on her profile: https://www.justanswer.com/law/expert-jeanc/?rpt=3800 Dr Cirillo provides advice to a variety of consumers on Family Law, Employment Law, Criminal Law, Real Estate Law, Consumer Protection Law, Business Law, Estate Law, Traffic Law, Personal Injury Law, Bankruptcy Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Contract Law. 

Dr Cirillo is a published author of two popular books, The Soul Mate Myth: A 3-Step Plan for Finding REAL Love by Adams Media, 2012, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Self-Testing Your IQ: The Smart Way to Measure Your Intelligence: Alpha Books, 2008. 

She has been practicing psychology for 25 years and is a professional association officer, practitioner, consultant to reality shows and media commentator. Dr. Cirillo was also the longtime staff psychologist for Warner Bros. Telepictures and has appeared as an expert guest on Fox News Live, MSNBC, Lifetime Network, Discovery Channel, History Channel, and nearly every major US talk show. Dr. Cirillo has featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, Women’s World, Parent Magazine, The National Enquirer and Closer Magazine.

She was the president of the New York State Psychological Association’s Division of Women’s Issues.

In her role as a licensed psychologist and licensed attorney, Dr Cirillo can comment on the following, but is not limited to:

● Family law
● Crime Victim’s Trauma
● Criminal Profiling
● Divorce law
● Child abuse
● Sexual abuse
● Adoption law in the USA
● Personality Disorders
● Mental Health
● Social welfare
● Rape
● Sexual offences
● Death row
● Entertainment law
● Celebrity scandals and crisis
● Health care – USA versus Canada Versus NHS
● Criminal law
● Domestic Violence (DV)
● Death penalty
● White collar crime
● Prisons
● Property law in the USA, real estate
● Drug and alcohol abuse (alcoholic alcoholism)
● Opiate crisis
● Obama Care
● Civil law in the USA
● Car accidents
● Traffic offences, Speeding, DUI
● Riots / Gangs
● Crime / Criminals
● Gun law / Knife crime
● Police / cops
● FBI
● Police brutality
● Shooters
● Violence
● Suicide bombers
● Terrorism

EDUCATION

BA

1977
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

M. A., M.Ed

1979

TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Department of Counseling Psychology

M.A

1980

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

Department of Psychology

Ph.D

1984

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

Clinical and School Psychology

J.D

2016

Northwest California University School of Law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1985-present

PRIVATE PRACTICE – Work with persons with a wide range of diagnoses including post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, persons with a family history of alcohol or drug abuse, and children and adolescents.

1998-2003

STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST – Jenny Jones Show –
Warner Bros. Provide advice, follow-up counseling and aftercare referrals for guests of the program.

1992-1999

TALK SHOW HOST – Manhattan Cablevision – Interview guests on a weekly show and speak on a variety of topics related to psychology.

1992

DAYNET GUEST HOST – A Nationally syndicated live call-in psychology radio show.

1990-1992

WGBB RADIO -Provide call-in interview guests on a live weekly psychology program.

1988-1991

NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST – Central General Hospital – Perform psychological evaluations and assessments on patients undergoing detoxification for drug and alcohol dependency. Duties included short- term counseling, crisis intervention and consultation with treatment team.

1987-1991

PSYCHOLOGIST – Behavioral Stress Center – Conduct Individual, family, and marital psychotherapy

1983-1986

STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST – BOCES III, Dix Hills, NY Perform psychological testing, counseling, and serve as a consultant to teachers in arranging behavior management programs.