A licensed psychologist, Dr. Gottesfeld specializes in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, and other developmental disabilities. He has been an adjunct professor at Ferkauf since 2008. In addition to having a private practice in White Plains and Manhattan he presents various workshops at the Teacher Training Institute and lectures extensively on differential diagnosis, psycho-educational assessment, Attention Deficit Disorder, Learning Disabilities and anxiety amongst children, adolescents, and young adults.