Adoption Psychiatrists in 10036
My 30 years experience as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst has taught me that people who are suffering need an approach that considers them as whole people in the context of their entire lives, their private concerns, family, work, and relationship experiences and problems, and not just for their symptom complexes. As a medical doctor originally, and in my teaching of others, I have always focussed on and addressed the clients' anxieties, depressions, and physical ailments from this broad viewpoint and as a result have found that physical health and well-being improve along with emotional improvement.
My 30 years experience as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst has taught me that people who are suffering need an approach that considers them as whole people in the context of their entire lives, their private concerns, family, work, and relationship experiences and problems, and not just for their symptom complexes. As a medical doctor originally, and in my teaching of others, I have always focussed on and addressed the clients' anxieties, depressions, and physical ailments from this broad viewpoint and as a result have found that physical health and well-being improve along with emotional improvement.
NP Psychiatry Services
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP, BC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
New York, NY 10036
I am a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner. I provide a holistic approach to ensuring your highest-quality care and safety. I prescribe medication and lifestyle changes in the context of a therapeutic relationship to support both biochemical and psychosocial interventions in support of your personal treatment goals. I treat children and adults of all ages seeking to support their wellness in a variety of ways including strengthening academic and work performance, improving interpersonal relationships, and decreasing debilitating anxiety, sleep and mood disturbances.
I am a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner. I provide a holistic approach to ensuring your highest-quality care and safety. I prescribe medication and lifestyle changes in the context of a therapeutic relationship to support both biochemical and psychosocial interventions in support of your personal treatment goals. I treat children and adults of all ages seeking to support their wellness in a variety of ways including strengthening academic and work performance, improving interpersonal relationships, and decreasing debilitating anxiety, sleep and mood disturbances.
Judith Fiona Joseph, M.D., M.B.A, is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in New York City who specializes in psychopharmacology and talk therapy. Dr. Joseph helps people from all stages of development including childhood, adolescence, young adulthood and adulthood in a collaborative treatment to identify and achieve individual goals. Dr. Joseph is a clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center who is in private practice. She is a television consultant, career coach and a sport's therapist.
Judith Fiona Joseph, M.D., M.B.A, is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in New York City who specializes in psychopharmacology and talk therapy. Dr. Joseph helps people from all stages of development including childhood, adolescence, young adulthood and adulthood in a collaborative treatment to identify and achieve individual goals. Dr. Joseph is a clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center who is in private practice. She is a television consultant, career coach and a sport's therapist.
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Adoption Psychiatrists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.