Other Specializations

Psychiatric History explores the evolution of mental health care, uncovering past practices and insights to inform and enhance modern treatment approaches.

Classical Psychopharmacology focuses on evidence-based medication treatments to manage mental health conditions, combining proven science with compassionate care.

Evolutionary psychiatry explores the connection between human evolution and mental health, offering a unique, evidence-based perspective on understanding and addressing modern psychological challenges.

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that affects a person's ability to read, write, and spell. It is a neurological condition that is caused by differences in the way the brain processes language. A child psychiatrist can provide specialized support for children struggling with dyslexia, addressing the unique challenges they face with reading and writing.

The concept of karmic relationships holds an important place in the realm of spiritual and metaphysical beliefs. Rooted in the principles of karma and reincarnation, these relationships are believed to be connections between individuals that transcend time and space. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy may offer insights into healing karmic relationships.

Hypnosis is a psychological state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility. It involves inducing a trance-like state where an individual's consciousness becomes more receptive to suggestions. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, similar to hypnosis, creates a trance-like state that heightens receptivity to therapeutic suggestions.

Suicide is a tragic and complex issue that persists in our society due to various factors. Contributing elements include mental health challenges, bullying, academic pressure, family problems, substance abuse, and societal influences. A mental health psychiatrist in New York can help address the factors contributing to suicide. If you're experiencing suicidal thoughts, it's crucial to contact Integrative Psych immediately for support and intervention.

Antisocial behavior refers to actions that violate social norms, disregard the rights of others, and conflict with accepted standards. It includes behaviors like aggression, deception, rule-breaking, lack of empathy, property destruction, and substance abuse. Addiction therapy can address antisocial behaviors, which often involve substance abuse and disregard for societal norms.

In recent years, attitudes towards cannabis have begun to shift again, with a growing number of states legalizing cannabis for medical and recreational use. In part, this trend is a reflection of changing social attitudes towards drug use and a belief in the potential benefits of cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes. At present, the legal status of cannabis remains a controversial and divisive issue in the United States. Addiction therapy in New York can provide crucial support as attitudes toward cannabis use evolve and legalization spreads, addressing both medical and recreational aspects.

Postpartum depression is a type of depression that can occur in women after giving birth. It is a serious condition that affects not only the mother but also her family and her relationship with her newborn. A psychiatrist for depression in New York can provide essential support and treatment for women experiencing postpartum depression, helping to improve their well-being and family relationships.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, otherwise known as ACT or “act”, is a type of talk therapy centered around taking action. Specifically, ACT encourages you to accept your vulnerabilities and inner struggles, and commit to behaviors that will help you become present in your life and move forward. 

If you’re someone with a busy schedule and would rather not spend the time taking the long New York subway commute to the psych office, virtual therapy may be for you. Or, if you have personal accessibility concerns, virtual therapy from the comfort of your own home is an excellent choice. Finally, be assured to know that virtual therapy is secure and confidential, as private as being seen in our office would be. For those with busy schedules or accessibility concerns in New York, virtual therapy offers a convenient, secure, and confidential option to receive mental health care without the need for a lengthy subway commute.

Holistic Therapy is an approach or philosophy within therapy that addresses the entirety of you as a person. By integrating mental health with your physical health, spirituality, and other identities you have, you will gain a greater sense of control over all these levels. This holistic approach or framework can be used with other evidence-based treatments. At Integrative Psych In New York, holistic therapy integrates mental, physical, and spiritual health, offering a comprehensive treatment approach that can be combined with other evidence-based methods for a fuller sense of well-being.

Gender Affirming Therapy is therapy that affirms or supports your gender identity without trying to “repair” or modify it. Based on this perspective, Gender Affirming Therapy can consist of a range of interventions, including talk therapy designed to help you navigate the emotions surrounding your gender conflict, to medical treatments used to make you biologically more aligned to your identified gender. In New York, a mental health psychiatrist can offer gender affirming therapy, supporting individuals in aligning their emotional and physical selves with their true gender identity through various therapeutic interventions.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition affecting approximately 1% of the population, with rates similar between men and women. Bipolar disorder is characterized by moderate to extreme mood symptoms, including mania and depression, which can last from days to weeks. A psychiatrist for depression can provide effective management and treatment strategies for bipolar disorder, addressing the extreme mood swings from mania to depression.

Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), or complex trauma, is like PTSD in many ways, but it specifically describes trauma that is formed over an extended period of time, rather than a single event over a short period of time. A psychiatrist for anxiety can provide specialized treatment for Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), addressing the unique challenges of trauma accumulated over an extended period.

It’s completely normal to feel angry. However, if you get angry frequently, it is intense each time, or it leads to hurting yourself or others, your anger may become a problem. With anger management, you can train yourself to recognize triggers that lead to your anger, temper your emotions, and improve self-control when it comes to anger. Addiction therapy can be effectively adapted to include anger management techniques, helping individuals recognize triggers, control intense emotions, and improve overall self-regulation.

You may have high functioning anxiety if others describe you to be put-together, calm, and successful, but you feel very different on the inside. In other words, you may be good at masking your symptoms of anxiety. All types of anxiety can benefit from treatment, including high-functioning forms. A psychiatrist for anxiety can provide targeted treatment for high-functioning anxiety, helping individuals who appear calm and successful externally but struggle internally with anxiety symptoms.

Social anxiety can be described as a fear of being judged and evaluated by other people, which leads to an avoidance of social situations. If you have social anxiety, you may already realize that your anxiety is irrational—that it is an overreaction to a perhaps small stressor. With the right treatment, you can get rid of your social anxiety. A psychiatrist for anxiety can offer effective treatment for social anxiety, helping individuals overcome their fear of judgment and improve their ability to engage in social situations.

A panic attack is your body’s exaggerated response to feelings of stress or danger. You may have panic disorder if you experience panic attacks frequently, and are fearful of when your next panic attack may be. Panic disorder is highly treatable. Several treatment options exist, including psychotherapy and medication treatment. A psychiatrist for anxiety can provide comprehensive treatment for panic disorder, utilizing both psychotherapy and medication to manage frequent panic attacks and the fear associated with them.

Dealing with loss can be agonizing. You may feel like you’ve lost a core part of yourself, and are left confused, or stuck. Some people may be able to heal with time, or with the support of friends and family. For others, it may not be so easy to move on with life. Through counseling, a trained therapist can help guide you through your thoughts and the process of coping and recovery, so that you will be able to resume life. A psychiatrist for depression can provide specialized counseling to help individuals navigate the complex emotions of grief, aiding in the recovery process and helping them resume their daily lives.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is designed to help you with chronic depression and sadness. By combining mindfulness practices and attitudes with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), MCBT will train you to develop healthier and more substantial ways to deal with your emotions. A psychiatrist for depression can implement Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to help individuals with chronic depression develop healthier emotional coping strategies through a blend of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral techniques.

The family is a complex system that involves relationships between parents, children, and extended family members. Family therapy aims to treat the overall family system by understanding the perspectives of each individual in the family. Each member may have their own life challenges, experiences, and strengths and weaknesses, that are all vital to the family dynamic. In family therapy, a mental health psychiatrist can work with the entire family unit to understand and address the complexities of relationships and individual challenges, enhancing the overall family dynamic and support system.

Also known as bright light therapy (BLT), light therapy involves sitting next to a device called a light therapy box which gives off light designed to mimic natural outdoor light. Light therapy is most often associated with treating SAD, but can also be useful for treating major depression, eating disorders, bipolar depression, and ADHD in adults. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy could complement light therapy by enhancing mood regulation and addressing the underlying emotional disorders such as major depression or bipolar depression, offering a holistic approach to treatment.

EMDR is a special type of therapy designed to help you recover from traumatic experiences. By moving your eyes in a specific way to process traumatic memories, you are stimulating your brain to target unprocessed or unhealed memories. Patients with depression, anxiety, addictions, and other emotional problems can benefit from EMDR as well. A mental health psychiatrist can integrate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) into therapy sessions to help patients recover from traumatic experiences, addressing underlying emotional issues such as depression, anxiety, and addictions through targeted memory processing.

Eating disorders are mental health conditions characterized by harmful eating behaviors and associated distressing thoughts and emotions. They are dangerous physically, psychologically, and can seriously affect your social function. Common types of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and restrictive food intake disorder. At Integrative Psych In NYC, a psychiatrist can treat eating disorders, promoting overall well-being.

Couples therapy, otherwise known as couples counseling, is a standard therapy for solving issues in relationships or strengthening relationships. The goal of couples therapy is to strengthen the bond between you and your partner and improve teamwork. Throughout sessions, you and your partner will be guided by your therapist to listen and learn from each other, and solve issues you two may have.

Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a developmental condition due to differences in the brain. Autism often begins early in life, from as early as 1-3 years old, and can last a lifetime; however, symptoms can improve over time. What differentiates those with ASD from most other people is the ways in which they behave, communicate, interact, and learn. A child psychiatrist in NYC can offer specialized support for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), helping them and their families navigate the unique challenges associated with behavior, communication, and learning.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a modified type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others. At Integrative Psych In NYC, a psychiatrist can use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach coping skills, regulate emotions, and improve relationships.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is the most widely-used therapy for sleep disorders. Since the causes and symptoms of sleep disorders vary considerably, CBT should always be tailored to your specific problems. A mental health psychiatrist in NYC can customize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address the unique causes and symptoms of sleep disorders, offering effective treatment tailored to individual needs.

When looking for a therapist for young adults (18-24), it’s important to find a provider who has experience working with young adults. Therapists who understand this developmental life stage will tailor their approach to be both supportive and instructive, which is helpful for young adults to both express their emotions and learn new and healthy coping skills. When seeking therapy for young adults in NYC, it's crucial to find a mental health psychiatrist experienced in this developmental stage, offering tailored support and guidance to help navigate emotions and develop healthy coping skills.

Addiction is a complex disease that can affect many areas of a person’s life. Addiction requires individualized treatments and modalities that address the symptoms and underlying causes of the disease, as well as the consequences that substance use has on different areas of a person’s life. This includes their ability to socialize, their physical and mental health, and consequences at work, home, school, or with the law. There are many types of therapy available to effectively treat addiction. Addiction therapy at integrative Psych in NYC recognizes the complexity of the disease, offering individualized treatments that address both symptoms and underlying causes.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a form of psychoanalysis and/or depth psychology, the primary focus of which is to reveal the unconscious content of a client's psyche in an effort to alleviate psychic tension, which is inner conflict within the mind that was created in a situation of extreme stress or emotional hardship, often in the state of distress.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. A mental health psychiatrist can utilize cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to address these issues.

PTSD therapy is a type of psychotherapy that has consistently been found to be the most effective treatment of PTSD both in the short term and the long term. CBT for PTSD is trauma-focused, meaning the trauma event(s) are the center of the treatment. A mental health psychiatrist can employ trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to effectively treat PTSD, focusing on the traumatic events as the central focus of therapy, offering both short-term and long-term relief.

LGBTQIA+ individuals see therapists and psychiatrist for reasons not unlike anyone else, their experiences are often shaped by their identities. In affirmative therapy practices, these identities are celebrated and taken into account when offering treatment. In affirmative therapy, mental health psychiatrists celebrate and consider the unique identities of LGBTQIA+ individuals, providing tailored treatment that acknowledges and respects their experiences, promoting a supportive and affirming therapeutic environment.

Research has shown that the presence of a beloved pet or therapy animal can help a person control daily anxiety, regulate emotional arousals, and improve mood. Since therapy dogs are trained to be attentive to a person’s needs and offer unconditional love, they can often stabilize intense emotions. Therapy dogs, trained to offer unconditional love and support, can help individuals manage daily anxiety, regulate emotional responses, and improve mood, as research has shown. At our facility in New York, we're fortunate to have Cody, our certified therapy dog, who brings joy, comfort, and healing to those who need it most.

Parent coaching is when one or both parents (or any primary caregiver) meet with a professional coach in an effort to foster goal achievement related to parenting. In this non-judgmental setting, the coach can use psychoeducation and evidence-based strategy to navigate familial issues related to children. A child psychiatrist provides parent coaching, assisting caregivers in achieving parenting goals through evidence-based strategies and psychoeducation.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. ADHD, characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity, can significantly impact functioning and development, often requiring intervention from a mental health psychiatrist.

Depression is a debilitating mood disorder involving persistent feelings of unexplainable sadness, loss of interest in life, decreased appetite, low energy levels, and low self-esteem, often necessitating treatment from a mental health psychiatrist.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterised by uncontrollable, unwanted thoughts and ritualized, repetitive behaviors you feel compelled to perform, often necessitating treatment from a mental health psychiatrist.

Anxiety Disorders are the most common mental disorders in the USA Over 40 million adults experience an anxiety disorder each year. Anxiety disorders are prevalent in New York, highlighting the importance of seeking support from a mental health psychiatrist when experiencing symptoms of anxiety.

Ketamine is an FDA-approved medication now being used to treat anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other mental-health related conditions. Ketamine IV infusion is the most common type of ketamine therapy and typically takes place over a number of individual hour long sessions, offering promising results under the guidance of a mental health psychiatrist.

If you've been treated for depression but your symptoms haven't improved, you may have treatment-resistant depression. Taking an antidepressant or going to psychological counseling eases depression symptoms for most people. But with treatment-resistant depression, standard treatments aren't enough. They may not help much at all, or your symptoms may improve, only to keep coming back. If standard treatments like antidepressants and psychological counseling haven't improved your depression symptoms, you may have treatment-resistant depression. In such cases, seeking guidance from a mental health psychiatrist is essential for exploring alternative treatment options and finding effective solutions.