. Floyd Phillips was born and raised in the Harlem community, where he attended the public school system and subsequently graduated from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. His commitments to the Harlem community led him into comm...

. Floyd Phillips was born and raised in the Harlem community, where he attended the public school system and subsequently graduated from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. His commitments to the Harlem community led him into community organizing and civil service employment with Special Services for Children; he was awarded the Human Resources Fellowship to Columbia University’s School of Social Work, where he earned his M.S. from the School of Social Work in 1986. Dr. Phillips spent the next 15 years teaching and working with mentally ill consumers, developmentally delayed consumers, and substance abusers. He later studied psychoanalytic psychotherapy and group psychotherapy at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health. After seven years of coursework and training, he was awarded psychoanalytic and group psychotherapy certifications. The state of New York also licenses Dr. Phillips as a psychoanalyst and a clinical social worker (LCSW-R). He was accepted into Columbia University’s health and behavioral studies doctoral program. He completed the coursework and extensive research in health education, behavioral health, and health disparities; he was awarded an EdD in health education and behavior studies. Dr. Phillips has been in private practice for twenty years. He specializes in individuals, groups, couples, and PTSD. With the collaboration of 10 researchers, scholars, and clinicians, Dr. Phillips started The New York Institute of Health and Behavior (NYIHB), a grassroots nonprofit organization born out of the curriculum and interests of the health and behavior studies department in Teachers College, Columbia University. NYIHB employs research, education, and treatment in the areas of mental health, developmentally delayed adults, substance abuse, public health, and health disparities to enhance health in the state of New York. He has learned from all of his experiences and wants to help others by sharing them with others in his new podcast from The Corner To The Couch