Jeffrey R. Gardere, M.Phil., M.S., D.Min., Ph.D., ABPP
Board Certified Clinical Psychologist
About Your Presenter
Dr. Jeff Gardere, known to TV audiences as “America’s Psychologist,” is a Haitian-American born in Manhattan and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Dr. Jeff attended Brooklyn Technical High School, earned a BA at the University of Rochester, a master’s degree from Columbia University, a master’s and PhD in philosophy and clinical psychology from George Washington University and a D.Min. from The New Seminary New York). He is the author of Smart Parenting for African Americans (Kensington, 1999 & 2002); Love Prescription, Ending the War Between Black Men and Women (Kensington, 2002); Practical Parenting (co-written with Montel Williams) (Hay House, 2001); and a contributing author to several other books including The Causes of Autism.
Dr. Jeff is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist, an Associate Professor and Course Director of Behavioral Medicine, Cultural Competence and Behavior, and Public Health, at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City. He is also a Clinical Associate Director of Training and Associate Professor for the Touro University Dcotor of Psychology Program in NYC. He has a successful private practice in which he works with families, couples and individuals. He also treats and serves as a life coach to celebrities and professional athletes alike. He provides evaluations for IVF donors and also screenings of ministerial candidates for ordination. In addition, he is a top psychological and forensic evaluator and expert witness who has worked on police brutality, malpractice, wrongful death and other civil cases, including some of the highest profile cases in the New York tristate area.
Dr. Jeff has been a contributor to FOX-TV, the Today Show, MSNBC, and CNN. He was the host of VH1’s Dad Camp and recently the psychologist on The Housewives of Atlanta and Potomac. He is the principle psychologist on: For My Man on TV one, and Celebrity Damage Control and They Got Away With It on the Reelz Channel. He is also the aftercare coordinator and psychologist for Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and Couples Court. He is also a regular guest on: The NBC Today Show, CNN, MSNBC, HLN, The Maury Povich Show, The CBS Early Morning Show, FOX News, and NewsMax.