Transgender Psychiatrists in Newington, CT
I specialize in anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma. Many people I work with describe patterns like high-functioning anxiety, constant mental load, anticipatory worry, and trouble relaxing; depression that looks like numbness, fatigue that rest does not fix, low motivation, or pulling away from others; ADHD-related challenges with focus, follow-through, organization, and mental overwhelm; trauma-related symptoms such as hypervigilance, emotional reactivity, shutdown, or feeling stuck in survival mode; or mood concerns that may include major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, persistent depressive disorder, or PMDD.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma. Many people I work with describe patterns like high-functioning anxiety, constant mental load, anticipatory worry, and trouble relaxing; depression that looks like numbness, fatigue that rest does not fix, low motivation, or pulling away from others; ADHD-related challenges with focus, follow-through, organization, and mental overwhelm; trauma-related symptoms such as hypervigilance, emotional reactivity, shutdown, or feeling stuck in survival mode; or mood concerns that may include major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, persistent depressive disorder, or PMDD.
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We are a team of experienced female APRNs dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care for adults across the lifespan. Located in central Connecticut, we specialize in the often-overlooked and frequently misunderstood presentation of neurodivergence in women — particularly those receiving a late diagnosis in adolescence or adulthood. We take time to listen carefully and assess the full picture — developmental history, sensory sensitivities, coping strategies, academic or occupational struggles, and relational patterns.
We have admissions now within 1-2 days! Visit our website to start.
We are a team of experienced female APRNs dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care for adults across the lifespan. Located in central Connecticut, we specialize in the often-overlooked and frequently misunderstood presentation of neurodivergence in women — particularly those receiving a late diagnosis in adolescence or adulthood. We take time to listen carefully and assess the full picture — developmental history, sensory sensitivities, coping strategies, academic or occupational struggles, and relational patterns.
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I work with folks experiencing a wide variety of challenges, including:
Adults experiencing anxiety, depression, or burnout
Neurodivergence including ADHD or attention/executive function concerns
Trauma-related or long-standing emotional patterns
Complex or overlapping symptoms that haven’t fully improved with prior care
I work with folks experiencing a wide variety of challenges, including:
Adults experiencing anxiety, depression, or burnout
Neurodivergence including ADHD or attention/executive function concerns
Trauma-related or long-standing emotional patterns
Complex or overlapping symptoms that haven’t fully improved with prior care
Dr. Shah is more than your typical psychiatrist. She embraces a harmonious blend of innovative practices alongside traditional clinical approaches, attuned to your individual needs. To provide bespoke treatment, Dr. Shah is trained in a diversity of therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused therapy as well as motivational interviewing. With Board certification in psychiatry, Dr. Shah stands as your expert ally, ready to unlock mental and emotional health through a truly whole-person approach.
Dr. Shah is more than your typical psychiatrist. She embraces a harmonious blend of innovative practices alongside traditional clinical approaches, attuned to your individual needs. To provide bespoke treatment, Dr. Shah is trained in a diversity of therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused therapy as well as motivational interviewing. With Board certification in psychiatry, Dr. Shah stands as your expert ally, ready to unlock mental and emotional health through a truly whole-person approach.
Dr. Shah is more than your typical psychiatrist. She embraces a harmonious blend of innovative practices alongside traditional clinical approaches, attuned to your individual needs. To provide bespoke treatment, Dr. Shah is trained in a diversity of therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused therapy as well as motivational interviewing. With Board certification in psychiatry, Dr. Shah stands as your expert ally, ready to unlock mental and emotional health through a truly whole-person approach.
Dr. Shah is more than your typical psychiatrist. She embraces a harmonious blend of innovative practices alongside traditional clinical approaches, attuned to your individual needs. To provide bespoke treatment, Dr. Shah is trained in a diversity of therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused therapy as well as motivational interviewing. With Board certification in psychiatry, Dr. Shah stands as your expert ally, ready to unlock mental and emotional health through a truly whole-person approach.
Is your child more irritable, withdrawn, or struggling to keep up in school? Maybe they’ve lost interest in sports or friendships, or you’ve noticed changes in mood, focus, or motivation. Many teens face anxiety, depression, or ADHD—sometimes all three at once. At Solstice Healthcare, we help families understand what’s going on and provide the right support so teens can succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.
Is your child more irritable, withdrawn, or struggling to keep up in school? Maybe they’ve lost interest in sports or friendships, or you’ve noticed changes in mood, focus, or motivation. Many teens face anxiety, depression, or ADHD—sometimes all three at once. At Solstice Healthcare, we help families understand what’s going on and provide the right support so teens can succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.
I am a board-certified psychiatric NP, trained at New York University. I specialize in adults, children, adolescents, and geriatrics. My virtual and in-person practices are friendly and confidential spaces where I provide a thorough psychiatric evaluation and personalized medication management. My approach is to always see things from the client’s perspective. My mission is to support my clients while they create more meaningful progress in life. I use my expertise to help them find harmony between mind and body. I think mental health care can be a spiritual, and yet a scientific way for the client to look into their soul.
I am a board-certified psychiatric NP, trained at New York University. I specialize in adults, children, adolescents, and geriatrics. My virtual and in-person practices are friendly and confidential spaces where I provide a thorough psychiatric evaluation and personalized medication management. My approach is to always see things from the client’s perspective. My mission is to support my clients while they create more meaningful progress in life. I use my expertise to help them find harmony between mind and body. I think mental health care can be a spiritual, and yet a scientific way for the client to look into their soul.
Telehealth — serving all of Connecticut. Your brain is a physical organ — and like any organ, it can heal, and change. Your struggles aren't character flaws — they're brain biology, and our brains can heal and grow.
I've spent 27 years in healthcare across Connecticut — in ICUs, ERs, homes, schools, and communities. I made over 12,000 home visits as a visiting nurse. I know Connecticut, its families, and its healthcare landscape deeply. Awareness is the first step in healing.
Telehealth — serving all of Connecticut. Your brain is a physical organ — and like any organ, it can heal, and change. Your struggles aren't character flaws — they're brain biology, and our brains can heal and grow.
I've spent 27 years in healthcare across Connecticut — in ICUs, ERs, homes, schools, and communities. I made over 12,000 home visits as a visiting nurse. I know Connecticut, its families, and its healthcare landscape deeply. Awareness is the first step in healing.
I take a safe, comfortable, and multifaceted approach towards treatment. I have experience and have been trained in family psychiatry. Therefore, I treat all ages and populations. My primary area of focus is that of diagnostic evaluation and psychiatric medication management. However, I believe that psychotherapy is an essential part of treatment. I will provide this type of services if I feel I can help! If not, I will refer you to the appropriate therapist. Accordingly, communicating and involving treatment from other providers and "looking at the big picture" is essential!
I take a safe, comfortable, and multifaceted approach towards treatment. I have experience and have been trained in family psychiatry. Therefore, I treat all ages and populations. My primary area of focus is that of diagnostic evaluation and psychiatric medication management. However, I believe that psychotherapy is an essential part of treatment. I will provide this type of services if I feel I can help! If not, I will refer you to the appropriate therapist. Accordingly, communicating and involving treatment from other providers and "looking at the big picture" is essential!
Not currently providing evaluations for or treating adult ADHD. I do not treat children or adolescents. Tricia is an ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in outpatient psychopharmacologic management of adults. She is graduate of Yale University School of Nursing. Prior to becoming an APRN, Tricia obtained a Master's degree in Social Work from Fordham University. She offers medication consultations and evaluations, and ongoing medication management for a range of issues such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, OCD, bipolar disorder, PTSD.
Not currently providing evaluations for or treating adult ADHD. I do not treat children or adolescents. Tricia is an ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in outpatient psychopharmacologic management of adults. She is graduate of Yale University School of Nursing. Prior to becoming an APRN, Tricia obtained a Master's degree in Social Work from Fordham University. She offers medication consultations and evaluations, and ongoing medication management for a range of issues such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, OCD, bipolar disorder, PTSD.
Bennie is compassionate and believes every individual is unique . The challenges facing each person is unique to them too. Bennie believes it is important to meet each person where they are and work with them towards finding solutions to their individual goals.
Bennie is compassionate and believes every individual is unique . The challenges facing each person is unique to them too. Bennie believes it is important to meet each person where they are and work with them towards finding solutions to their individual goals.
My standalone Medication Management services allow you to receive medication for behavioral health purposes from one of our prescribers without being linked to a therapy service to do so. I’ve always been interested in mental health and how early support can positively influence someone’s long-term well-being.
My standalone Medication Management services allow you to receive medication for behavioral health purposes from one of our prescribers without being linked to a therapy service to do so. I’ve always been interested in mental health and how early support can positively influence someone’s long-term well-being.
Dr. Ayub is a Board-Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She completed her psychiatry residency training at Drexel University College of Medicine and pursued specialized child and adolescent psychiatry training through a fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Ayub has extensive experience in diverse clinical settings, including inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric units, outpatient academic treatment centers, emergency psychiatric care, and community mental health.
Dr. Ayub is a Board-Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She completed her psychiatry residency training at Drexel University College of Medicine and pursued specialized child and adolescent psychiatry training through a fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Ayub has extensive experience in diverse clinical settings, including inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric units, outpatient academic treatment centers, emergency psychiatric care, and community mental health.
Julia Frankel, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN, APRN, PMHNP
3 Endorsed
Watertown, CT 06795
To schedule an appointment, please visit my website using the link to the right.
I am a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner working with adults across a wide range of mental health conditions. With over 15 years of experience in inpatient, outpatient, community, and residential settings throughout Connecticut and Vermont, I bring depth and perspective to my work. My approach is evidence-based and client-centered, emphasizing collaboration and individualized care. My goal is to help clients achieve stability, build resilience, and live meaningful, fulfilling lives.
To schedule an appointment, please visit my website using the link to the right.
I am a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner working with adults across a wide range of mental health conditions. With over 15 years of experience in inpatient, outpatient, community, and residential settings throughout Connecticut and Vermont, I bring depth and perspective to my work. My approach is evidence-based and client-centered, emphasizing collaboration and individualized care. My goal is to help clients achieve stability, build resilience, and live meaningful, fulfilling lives.
***NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!***Our goal is to meet all of your therapy and medication needs. Through a web-based platform (telepsychiatry), we hope to maintain a relaxing environment for you as we allow for care to be given to you in your home, from the comfort of your couch to a quiet space in your providers' office. We provide exceptional, personalized, and timely access to psychiatric care with little to no wait time.
***NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!***Our goal is to meet all of your therapy and medication needs. Through a web-based platform (telepsychiatry), we hope to maintain a relaxing environment for you as we allow for care to be given to you in your home, from the comfort of your couch to a quiet space in your providers' office. We provide exceptional, personalized, and timely access to psychiatric care with little to no wait time.
I am a psychiatric provider with a background in inpatient and community mental health care. I earned my BSN from Central Connecticut State University and my master's degree from the University of Saint Joseph. Since 2020, I have worked with individuals across the lifespan, including those with dual diagnoses. I support clients seeking relief from symptoms and meaningful improvement in their overall quality of life.
I am a psychiatric provider with a background in inpatient and community mental health care. I earned my BSN from Central Connecticut State University and my master's degree from the University of Saint Joseph. Since 2020, I have worked with individuals across the lifespan, including those with dual diagnoses. I support clients seeking relief from symptoms and meaningful improvement in their overall quality of life.
Thank you for considering my practice for your mental health care. I provide medication management services for adults who are already seeing a therapist regularly for psychotherapy.
Thank you for considering my practice for your mental health care. I provide medication management services for adults who are already seeing a therapist regularly for psychotherapy.
I am sensitive to and affirming of non-binary, transgender or LGBTQIA+ identities.
Are you a teen or parent looking for someone who can help you or your child feel better about themselves at school or home? As both an APRN and psychologist, I specialize in treating children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, learning disorders, ADHD, as well as symptoms associated with autism. Together we will work on a plan to determine which symptoms could be addressed with therapy, psychotropic medication or a behavioral plan; whether academic or psychological testing is indicated, as well as an IEP or 504 plan. Medical concerns influencing mental health can be coordinated with PCP through lab work and consultation.
I am sensitive to and affirming of non-binary, transgender or LGBTQIA+ identities.
Are you a teen or parent looking for someone who can help you or your child feel better about themselves at school or home? As both an APRN and psychologist, I specialize in treating children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, learning disorders, ADHD, as well as symptoms associated with autism. Together we will work on a plan to determine which symptoms could be addressed with therapy, psychotropic medication or a behavioral plan; whether academic or psychological testing is indicated, as well as an IEP or 504 plan. Medical concerns influencing mental health can be coordinated with PCP through lab work and consultation.
Do you feel on edge with anxiety, stress, and worried sick? Anxiety leaves us feeling panicked, exhausted, and dissociated. You’re someone who deeply wants to feel peace, relaxed, and safe, but you are feeling out of control and heart racing. You want to feel calm and grounded. You are ready to feel at ease and reconnect in your relationships, without emotional dysregulation. You can be free from anxiety- I can help you get there. Treatment focuses on anxiety, OCD, depression, PTSD, PMDD, and perinatal/postpartum mental health through psychiatric medication management. Services are provided through Raelin Nursing Mental Wellness.
Do you feel on edge with anxiety, stress, and worried sick? Anxiety leaves us feeling panicked, exhausted, and dissociated. You’re someone who deeply wants to feel peace, relaxed, and safe, but you are feeling out of control and heart racing. You want to feel calm and grounded. You are ready to feel at ease and reconnect in your relationships, without emotional dysregulation. You can be free from anxiety- I can help you get there. Treatment focuses on anxiety, OCD, depression, PTSD, PMDD, and perinatal/postpartum mental health through psychiatric medication management. Services are provided through Raelin Nursing Mental Wellness.
Online booking & Telehealth - Do you feel like you are constantly fighting with your own brain? You try to concentrate on a task but your mind constantly wanders off. Your friends joke that you have no concept of time but you wonder when they will tire of your inconsistency. You struggle in social settings with worry that you are talking too much or lose track of what someone is talking with you about when in conversation. Your finances are a mess or you just can’t seem to hold on to savings. Social media has you thinking you might have ADHD and you are ready to find answers.
Online booking & Telehealth - Do you feel like you are constantly fighting with your own brain? You try to concentrate on a task but your mind constantly wanders off. Your friends joke that you have no concept of time but you wonder when they will tire of your inconsistency. You struggle in social settings with worry that you are talking too much or lose track of what someone is talking with you about when in conversation. Your finances are a mess or you just can’t seem to hold on to savings. Social media has you thinking you might have ADHD and you are ready to find answers.
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FAQ - Gender-affirming Psychiatrists
How can psychiatrists help transgender individuals?
Transgender individuals experience significantly higher rates of anxiety, depression, trauma, and other mental health challenges. These disparities may be rooted in systemic issues such as barriers to accessing supportive healthcare. Many transgender people also experience gender dysphoria—emotional distress arising from a mismatch between their gender identity and the sex assigned at birth—which can impact mental health as well. These unique challenges often require care from mental health professionals who are knowledgeable and experienced in working with transgender clients. Supportive treatment is crucial for improving psychological well-being and fostering resilience in the face of ongoing stressors.
What does treatment look like for transgender clients?
Psychiatrists with expertise in transgender mental health possess a deep understanding of gender identity, the emotional and social aspects of transitioning, and how marginalization affects psychological health. They may prescribe medication for psychiatric conditions if necessary and ensure that such medications are compatible with any concurrent hormone treatment. Many psychiatrists also integrate or recommend evidence-based behavioral therapies to transgender clients. Approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or other trauma-informed care interventions can help transgender individuals process trauma, manage dysphoria, and develop coping strategies to navigate life challenges. Therapy may also support identity development, improve self-esteem, and strengthen social support systems.
How can I find a psychiatrist who specializes in transgender mental health?
The Psychology Today directory is a valuable tool for locating psychiatrists (MDs) and psychiatric nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) who specialize in transgender mental health. The platform allows users to filter by clinical focus and provider identity. When reviewing provider profiles, look for inclusive language and explicit mention of transgender-specific experience. It may also be helpful to ask potential providers about their experience supporting transition-related care, whether they can assist with letters for gender-affirming treatments, and how they collaborate with other members of a care team. Practical considerations—such as appointment availability, telehealth options, and insurance acceptance—are also important when choosing a provider.