Dr. Scherz is the founder and director of Great Kills Psychological and Social Work Services, formerly The Third Foundation, since 1980. He has been licensed as a psychologist in New York State since 1974, after having received a Master's degree in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Scherz is highly experienced in doing psychotherapy with adults, couples, families, and adolescents. He also conducts groups, supervises other therapists, provides court testimony, and in special circumstances, sees children.
The work which Dr. Scherz does, reflects a grasp of many different psychological approaches, combined with much life experience. Thus he has his own unique style which can address the needs of many personalities and quite diverse psychological problems.