About Dr. Koby Frances

Dr. Frances received his PhD from the City University in New York. Prior to opening his practice, Dr. Frances worked in hospitals, community mental health clinics and college counseling centers where he directed a busy, high-caliber training program for psychology graduate students at the State University of New York. Dr. Frances has advanced training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS). He is a certified Level II Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Practitioner. 

Previously, Dr. Frances held several academic appointments at both undergraduate and graduate level psychology programs including City College, The University of Indianapolis, Yeshiva University and Touro College where he was Chair of Psychology. His 2010 paper “The Tightrope of Desire: A Qualitative Study of Sexual Conflict in Single Heterosexual Orthodox Jewish Men” was published in the APA Journal “Psychoanalytic Psychology”. He has presented at many professional conferences and regularly consults with schools and parents on complicated issues around sexual behavior and identity. His publication and presentation interests include the intersection of religion and mental health, and the impact of complex trauma on sexual functioning.