Burton Fischler

Burton Fischler, MPsych, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Biology from Hofstra University, a Master’s Degree in Psychology, and a doctoral teaching fellowship from New York University. He has worked on a suicide prevention hotline, a detoxification treatment center, and a psychiatric ward. Burton also spent years as a behavioral skills trainer and teacher.
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Along his tortuous path to awakening, Burton was blessed to begin his healing journey at Esalen Institute with training from Chungliang Al Huang, tai chi master and founder of the Living Tao Foundation, and Mariah Fenton Gladis, forgiveness expert and founder of the Pennsylvania Gestalt Center; and with inspiration from one of the most important spiritual voices of our time, Marianne Williamson.
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Burton’s self-healing journey continued at Hoffman Institute’s retreat, world-renowned for providing a path to personal freedom and love. That’s where Burton learned to integrate four aspects of his being — physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. Those dimensions provided a framework for further self-exploration and are shared generously with his clients. 
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After unwittingly learning to traverse life’s vicissitudes, Burton wrote The Gift: Trauma to Triumph and became a Certified Life Coach, specializing in trauma recovery and personal transformation. Burton is grateful to have survived trauma and is dedicated to helping others benefit from lessons learned on his healing journey. Constantly evolving, he completed coursework to become a Credentialed Alcoholism and Abuse Counselor. Burton received in-field training at Mercy Medical Center’s In-Patient Psychiatry-Behavioral Health Services Unit. He is now a New York State credentialed CASAC-MASTER and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional-Level II (CCTP). Burton currently works at a medically supervised outpatient chemical dependency treatment center in New York City.
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Burton welcomes opportunities to speak to associations, organizations, and small groups on trauma recovery, addiction disorders, self-love, and mental well-being.