He practices cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Since 2005, he has been a volunteer for the Asylum Network of Physicians for Human Rights and conducted psychological evaluations of person fleeing persecution and survivors of torture. He has a Certificate in Global Mental Health from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma. He is a member of Psychologists for Social Responsibility. He is co-founder of the Research Institute Without Walls (riww.org) where he does research on the impact of human rights violations on the mental health of LGBT persons. Dr. Shidlo speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Hebrew.