Michael Lazar
LCSW, CSAT-S, ICGC-I
Michael Lazar is an experienced clinician with specialty credentialing in gambling disorder and compulsive sexual behavior. He holds the Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Supervisor credential (CSAT-S) from the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) and the International Certified Gambling Counselor-I credential (ICGC-I) from the International Problem Gambling and Gaming Certification Organization (IPGGC), and is a Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist (CMAT) in financial disorders through IITAP.
He has held clinical leadership roles at several of the country’s leading residential treatment programs for behavioral addiction. Before becoming a clinician, he spent more than fifteen years in investment banking in New York, London, and San Francisco.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Foundation for Addiction Research, served on the CARF International advisory committee that developed standards for the Problem Gambling Specialty Designation, and has presented nationally at professional conferences. He is a member of the National Council on Problem Gambling and supervises clinicians pursuing CSAT certification. He is also the founder of Formwork, an intensive program for licensed and high-visibility professionals.
Adults in demanding lives
Clients are licensed and high-visibility professionals. Most have been dealing with gambling, sexual behavior, or gaming privately for some time, often alongside a full professional and family life.
Some arrive in the middle of a professional crisis: concerns raised by a licensing board, an employer, or a firm, or significant financial exposure. Others arrive before anything outside has changed. Both are common starting points.
The practice focuses on adult clients at the outpatient level of care. When a higher level of care is needed, help is available in identifying the right program.
Start with a consultation.
If you are considering treatment, or would like to know more, reach out for a free introductory consultation. It is a 15-minute conversation about fit and next steps. Treatment typically begins with an initial diagnostic evaluation, and you can also book a first session directly.