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Meet Robert E. Feinstein, MD
Nationally Recognized Leader in Psychotherapy Education and Supervision
For more than four decades, Robert E. Feinstein, MD, has helped shape how clinicians learn, practice, and grow. As Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine, he has developed training programs, designed curricula, and supervised clinicians across multiple mental health disciplines, including psychiatry residents.
His work has been guided by a simple principle: clinical mastery develops through experience, feedback, and supervision—not through theory alone.
Clinical Expertise That Shapes Practice
Dr. Feinstein is internationally recognized for his contributions to psychotherapy supervision and the treatment of complex psychiatric presentations. His work has influenced generations of mental health professionals through teaching, supervision, scholarship, and clinical leadership.
He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and serves as editor of Primer on Personality Disorders (Oxford University Press, 2022), a leading resource for clinicians working with personality disorders and complex cases.
Leadership Across Academic and Clinical Settings
Throughout his career, Dr. Feinstein has served in senior academic and healthcare leadership roles, helping advance clinical education and patient care across institutions.
His leadership experience includes serving as Senior Associate Dean and Vice Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Dell Medical School, as well as Chief Medical Officer and Director of Education at Televero Health.
These experiences continue to inform Empathian's commitment to education that strengthens clinical practice, advances professional development, and improves patient outcomes.
Recognized Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Feinstein's contributions to clinical education have earned recognition across academic medicine and professional psychiatry.
Selected Honors
- University of Colorado President's Teaching Scholar Award, the institution's highest educational honor across four campuses
- Teichner Scholar Award, American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry (2021, 2022, 2026)
- Teacher of the Year honors at six different medical schools
- American Psychiatric Association's Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents (2014)
- Association for Academic Psychiatry's Psychiatric Education Award (2023), recognizing lifetime contributions to the Apprenticeship Model of Psychotherapy Supervision
About Us: Empathian Educational Advisory Board
At Empathian, we take educational programming seriously. Our courses are guided by a multidisciplinary Advisory Board of licensed mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, LCSWs, LPCs, and LMFTs. The Board reflects the real-world needs of clinicians across disciplines and career stages while helping ensure every course meets the highest standards of clinical quality and educational rigor.
The Board's Role
- Reviews course content for clinical accuracy and evidence.
- Defines learning objectives while ensuring all programming meets ACCME accreditation standards for needs assessment, active learning, and measurable outcomes.
- Identifies practice gaps across the mental health field to establish Empathian as a multidisciplinary leader.
- Provides thought leadership for new psychotherapy training across a variety of therapeutic modalities.
- Reviews courses submitted for continuing education credits to help ensure educational quality and clinical relevance.