Steve Adelman, MD
Psychotherapy & Executive Coaching
Consultations in Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine
Many accomplished people are not as satisfied as they could be. I relish the collaborative process of defining the problem and designing actionable solutions.
About Steve Adelman, MD
I am an energetic psychiatrist, therapist and executive coach, and I delight in partnering with my clients. I attended Harvard College (summa cum laude & Phi Beta Kappa), UPenn’s Medical School, and Harvard Medical School’s McLean Hospital (chief resident).
I am triple board-certified in psychiatry, addiction medicine, and executive coaching.
I understand the corporate world of executives, Wall Street types, and management consultants. Also, I have directly assisted more than a thousand physicians and healthcare leaders in the past decade.
Click here for more specifics as to how I help people.
My Approach
My deep experience has taught me to define each new engagement as evaluative. I size up the complex challenges and interpersonal friction points that impede well-being. The actionable solutions I recommend include tailored therapies, coaching, psychoeducational and medical interventions. My goal is to ‘get it right’ on your behalf in a way that is collaborative, warm, and respectful. I aim to put people at ease, and I encourage my clients to give me feedback along the way. I try to model an empathic, relational approach that you may adapt and utilize in your most important and challenging personal and professional relationships.
Individuals
Please contact me to schedule a free and confidential introductory phone meeting or videoconference that lasts 20-30 minutes. Let’s see if we’re a fit. Most of my clients are dedicated and accomplished professionals or leaders with a desire to enhance their relationships, overall well-being, and their personal and professional satisfaction. To get started, we’ll schedule a few consultative sessions to drill down on the particulars; then we’ll decide together what services and approaches are best for you. The possibilities include: tailored psychotherapy; coaching; a ‘mash-up’ of psychotherapy and coaching; addiction/recovery coaching; supervision; and, pharmacotherapy. Even when it seems like we’re a good fit for one another, we will discuss other viable alternatives and approaches. What’s most important is to get it right on your behalf. I schedule at least 20 minutes of reflection time between all appointments to stay fully focused on you and your agenda. My hourly fee is $400.
Physicians and other high-performers often benefit from coaching interventions. Here’s a clip from a longer presentation I was invited to give to the Society of Consulting Psychology in 2017.
Couples | Families
I am available to assist couples and families with any of the following concerns:
- Substance use disorders, and/or other addictive behavior (including workaholism) of spouses, older adolescents, and adult children
- The impact of the mental illness of a loved one on marital and family life
- The impact of work-life imbalance and/or professional burnout on marital and family life
Teams | Leaders
I have experience helping teams and leaders contend with and manage the behavioral, interpersonal, or performance challenges of specific employees, including problematic managers and executives. I have worked with academic departments; corporate teams and divisions; corporate leaders and boards; HR departments, legal departments, and concerned regulatory agencies.
Media
The Horror of Darkened Hearts
Read more in this KevinMD article
Avoid “Shots in the Dark” to Maintain Pristine Professional Boundaries
Read more in this Psychiatric Times article
I’m covering the practice of a “Dr. Feel Good”
Read more in this KevinMD article
Doctors have had it with tall tales (and those who tell them)
Read more in this KevinMD article
Helping Patients With Attentional Difficulties and Maladaptive Use of Psychoactive Substances
Read more in this Psychiatric Times article
No one is in charge of the free-for-all that is U.S. health care
Read more in this KevinMD article.
How Physicians Can Be Better Leaders
Listen to KevinMD interview Dr. Steve on this podcast.
Mansplaining in Medicine
Read about “Mansplaining in Medicine” on MedPage Today
Focus on the Journey: Psychiatry over 4 Decades
Read the interview with Dr. Steve on Doximity
Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Watch the video interview with Dr. Steve as he takes on questions about opioids in the U.S. in the Big Q video series on the Psychiatric Times website.
We're Building the Plane as We Fly It
Health systems and organizations must do more to support the well-being of providers. Read more on MedPage Today.
Why it’s Important to Embrace Dialectical Thinking
Read about this on the Kevin MD blog.
Partnering With State Physician Health Programs
How can State Physician Health Programs guide your care of physician patients? Read about it in this Psychiatric Times article.
The Case for Caution When Prescribing Benzodiazepines
Are benzodiazepine prescriptions contributing to the opioid overdose epidemic? Read about it in this Psychiatric Times article.
Yes or no questions may be hazardous to healthy relationships
When confronted with a yes or no question, many people assume that there is a right answer. Read more in this KevinMD article.
A Role for Psychiatry in Understanding and Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy
Can our training and experience as psychiatrists shed light on vaccine hesitancy? Read more in this Psychiatric Times article.