Services
Services Offered
Counseling, Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Assessment, Medication management
telepsychiatry
I offer telepsychiatry services to patients to provide an increased level of convenience when coming into the office is not an option. Telepsychiatry is available for both Florida and New York and is very beneficial for patients who:
- Have a demanding career and can’t leave the office
- Travel for work
- Need an appointment while on vacation
- May be physically unable to come to the office
- Your treatment can continue without interruption.
specialties common struggles
- ADHD/ADD – Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
- Anxiety – Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
- Depression – Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
- Bipolar disorder – Developing coping and preventive strategies to stabilize extreme mood swings, including manic and depressive episodes; increasing effective strategies to regulate emotions and maintain a healthy daily routine
general Expertise
- LGBTQIA topics – Exploring topics of sexuality, gender, and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) – Reducing unwanted intrusive thoughts and rituals by gradually building comfort and confidence facing difficult fears, thoughts, and emotions
- Depression – Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
- Bipolar disorder – Developing coping and preventive strategies to stabilize extreme mood swings, including manic and depressive episodes; increasing effective strategies to regulate emotions and maintain a healthy daily routine
clientele
I provide Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Management for the following populations:
Children (<12) Teenagers (13 – 18) Young adults / college students (18 – 24) Adults Seniors (65+)
We serve the following areas:
Yorkville, NY
Harlem, NY
Bronx, NY
Washington Heights, NY
solution-focused psychotherapy and counseling
This is a relaxed short-term goal-focused therapy approach, which incorporates positive psychology principles and practices, and which helps clients change by constructing solutions rather than focusing on problems.
combination-medication-management-and-psychotherapy
Combining treatments, including medication and counseling, can be incredibly beneficial. Will one option work without the other? For some people, yes. For others, combining medication with other treatments can make all the difference when it comes to their mental well-being.
substance use disorder Counseling
I provide Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Management.
Medication can be recommended to control cravings, relieve symptoms of withdrawal, and to prevent relapse. Focused psychotherapy can help individuals better understand behavior, motivation, develop higher self-esteem, cope with stress, and address other psychiatric problems.
LGBTQIA focused counseling
LGBTQIA individuals can have unique struggles related to their sexual preference, gender identity and/or gender expression that can be helped by therapy.
LGBTQIA affirmative therapy is helpful because and affirmative therapist will not judge. The focus is to assist you to embrace yourself and your identities, achieve your goals, address any negative impact that homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism that may had on your life.