Jeffrey Axelbank, Psy.D. is a psychologist working for over 30 years in both organizational consulting and clinical roles. He has worked with businesses, schools, community groups, and organizations focused on strategic alignment – getting everyone pulling in the same direction. Jeff’s warm and engaging style is applied to issues such as developing high-performing teams, strategic planning, conflicts between subgroups, corporate culture, leadership development, and succession planning. All Jeff’s consultations are customized, based on in-depth organizational assessment, to ensure that a client’s unique needs are addressed, and the results are tangible. He is equally comfortable working one-on-one in a coaching relationship, facilitating group processes, and large group programs, all leading to successful outcomes for his clients.
Following his undergraduate education in Electrical Engineering at Cornell University, Jeff worked as an Electronic Design Engineer before transitioning to his psychology career. He earned a doctorate at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, and earned a certificate in Organizational Development and Consultation in the Organization Program at the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology. He received advance training in the Dynamics of Consulting program, is certified in Hogan Assessments (Individual, 360º, and Teams), The Rocket Model of team assessment, and trained in Future Search .
As a psychologist, Jeff has been active in professional advocacy, fighting for the rights of people seeking mental health services. For this work, he was named Psychologist of the Year in 2011 by the New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA). In addition, he was awarded the prestigious Peterson Prize in 2013 by the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology for “outstanding contributions to professional psychology.”
In his personal life, Jeff is an avid skier, bicyclist, and swimmer, and plays guitar in a rock cover band. He is married and has two grown children.