Psychoanalytic Therapists in New York, NY
I would describe my psychoanalytic curiosities as considering the impact of early pre-verbal life disturbances.
Sometimes emotions and experiences are hard to speak, see and feel. As someone who wishes to support those sitting in front of me in whatever their struggle is, I think deep listening requires getting involved in how life is right now and maybe how it's always been, or felt. That means, I really want to know how you experience your life. Sometimes learning this involves different ways of understanding through your words and ideas, but also sometimes it involves being seen in your everyday struggle. This process can be vulnerable, frustrating, and liberating to see more clearly. Connection, acceptance and empathy bring peace of mind.
I would describe my psychoanalytic curiosities as considering the impact of early pre-verbal life disturbances.
Sometimes emotions and experiences are hard to speak, see and feel. As someone who wishes to support those sitting in front of me in whatever their struggle is, I think deep listening requires getting involved in how life is right now and maybe how it's always been, or felt. That means, I really want to know how you experience your life. Sometimes learning this involves different ways of understanding through your words and ideas, but also sometimes it involves being seen in your everyday struggle. This process can be vulnerable, frustrating, and liberating to see more clearly. Connection, acceptance and empathy bring peace of mind.
My approach blends rigorous psychoanalytic training with lived experience to foster reflection and lasting emotional growth in a space that values openness and relational depth.
I'm a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst whose path to clinical work followed a long chapter in global leadership. Having lived and worked across Asia—including as a CEO based in China—I bring a culturally attuned, relational lens to therapy. I work with adults navigating identity, ambition, relationships, self-worth, and belonging, especially in high-pressure or transitional moments. Grounded in contemporary psychoanalysis at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in New York and shaped by lived experience, my practice offers a collaborative space for reflection, emotional insight, and meaningful, lasting change.
My approach blends rigorous psychoanalytic training with lived experience to foster reflection and lasting emotional growth in a space that values openness and relational depth.
I'm a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst whose path to clinical work followed a long chapter in global leadership. Having lived and worked across Asia—including as a CEO based in China—I bring a culturally attuned, relational lens to therapy. I work with adults navigating identity, ambition, relationships, self-worth, and belonging, especially in high-pressure or transitional moments. Grounded in contemporary psychoanalysis at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in New York and shaped by lived experience, my practice offers a collaborative space for reflection, emotional insight, and meaningful, lasting change.
With more than 10 years experience, I offer an integrated approach of contemplative psychotherapy and psychoanalytic thought.
Psychotherapy is a practice of deep listening and understanding. I help people develop insight into their troubles and look into habitual patterns that may create obstacles to their life goals. Together, we identify these patterns, explore feelings, and put effective coping skills into practice.
When working with children, my approach invites the family in. Parent coaching, which involves a neurobiological understanding, and psychodynamic insight are integral. Through play therapy I help children discover ways to communicate their experience. The purpose is to establish a connection that encourages growth and the sense that children have a positive impact in their world.
With more than 10 years experience, I offer an integrated approach of contemplative psychotherapy and psychoanalytic thought.
Psychotherapy is a practice of deep listening and understanding. I help people develop insight into their troubles and look into habitual patterns that may create obstacles to their life goals. Together, we identify these patterns, explore feelings, and put effective coping skills into practice.
When working with children, my approach invites the family in. Parent coaching, which involves a neurobiological understanding, and psychodynamic insight are integral. Through play therapy I help children discover ways to communicate their experience. The purpose is to establish a connection that encourages growth and the sense that children have a positive impact in their world.
I am an experienced clinical psychotherapist specializing in adult individual treatment. I work with patients to create positive solutions so they can free themselves and achieve their personal goals. I have trained in family systems theory, systemic problem solving, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I seek to find the core of a problem and explore its roots in order to achieve awareness and resolve repetitive issues that adversely affect your life. If you feel you are not reaching your full potential and are motivated to do so, I will assist you to reach your goal.
I am an experienced clinical psychotherapist specializing in adult individual treatment. I work with patients to create positive solutions so they can free themselves and achieve their personal goals. I have trained in family systems theory, systemic problem solving, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I seek to find the core of a problem and explore its roots in order to achieve awareness and resolve repetitive issues that adversely affect your life. If you feel you are not reaching your full potential and are motivated to do so, I will assist you to reach your goal.
In addition to my psychoanalytic license, I have trained extensively in trauma modalities (EMDR, IFS), in CBT and DBT, and in family and divorce/couples mediation.
I provide psychotherapy for adult individuals and couples in New York City. My areas of clinical expertise include anxiety and depression, shame, trauma and sexual abuse, addictions and compulsions and relationship issues. Many of the individuals who come to see me feel "stuck," unable to achieve their goals, form deep relationships or experience their lives as meaningful. We work together collaboratively, exploring thoughts, feelings, memories, dreams and desires to locate solutions. The couples that I see are struggling with communication; I teach them a new way of listening, allowing them to get to the core of their conflicts.
In addition to my psychoanalytic license, I have trained extensively in trauma modalities (EMDR, IFS), in CBT and DBT, and in family and divorce/couples mediation.
I provide psychotherapy for adult individuals and couples in New York City. My areas of clinical expertise include anxiety and depression, shame, trauma and sexual abuse, addictions and compulsions and relationship issues. Many of the individuals who come to see me feel "stuck," unable to achieve their goals, form deep relationships or experience their lives as meaningful. We work together collaboratively, exploring thoughts, feelings, memories, dreams and desires to locate solutions. The couples that I see are struggling with communication; I teach them a new way of listening, allowing them to get to the core of their conflicts.
I am certified in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy from The National Institute for Psychotherapies.
Are you struggling with interpersonal relationships and in your professional life? Do you find yourself repeating past patterns and behaviors that contribute to feelings of low self esteem? I can help you. Together we will explore what gets in the way of your leading a more authentic and meaningful life. My approach is interactive and collaborative. I view each person as a unique individual with his/her own innate strengths and a potential for self-actualization and therapy is tailored accordingly.
I am certified in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy from The National Institute for Psychotherapies.
Are you struggling with interpersonal relationships and in your professional life? Do you find yourself repeating past patterns and behaviors that contribute to feelings of low self esteem? I can help you. Together we will explore what gets in the way of your leading a more authentic and meaningful life. My approach is interactive and collaborative. I view each person as a unique individual with his/her own innate strengths and a potential for self-actualization and therapy is tailored accordingly.
I draw from my psychodynamic training at NYU, postgraduate psychoanalytic certification, and two decades of experience to help you relieve distress, increase resilience, and improve your quality of life.
I help people disrupt unhealthy relationship cycles and find greater fulfillment. As an active and empathic therapist, I believe in getting to the root of someone's difficulties. Together we will look at your feelings and behavior patterns, understand how life events impact your current experience, and enhance your inner resources for achieving your goals.
I draw from my psychodynamic training at NYU, postgraduate psychoanalytic certification, and two decades of experience to help you relieve distress, increase resilience, and improve your quality of life.
I help people disrupt unhealthy relationship cycles and find greater fulfillment. As an active and empathic therapist, I believe in getting to the root of someone's difficulties. Together we will look at your feelings and behavior patterns, understand how life events impact your current experience, and enhance your inner resources for achieving your goals.
My mindful psychoanalytic approach examines and reconciles our past and our present, ultimately helping us feel more free to create a new future through the discovery of our most authentic self.
I have been a parent, a spouse, an artist, a teacher and now a psychoanalyst. These experiences have informed a personal treatment approach which combines creativity, personal accountability, and compassion. Through non-judgmental discussion, you and I can clarify your concerns and foster new possibilities in your life, manifesting more options to be happy.
My mindful psychoanalytic approach examines and reconciles our past and our present, ultimately helping us feel more free to create a new future through the discovery of our most authentic self.
I have been a parent, a spouse, an artist, a teacher and now a psychoanalyst. These experiences have informed a personal treatment approach which combines creativity, personal accountability, and compassion. Through non-judgmental discussion, you and I can clarify your concerns and foster new possibilities in your life, manifesting more options to be happy.
My treatment approach draws from psychoanalytic, relational, and humanistic philosophies.
What keeps you from living fully and with ease? Are you ready to know happiness if it comes to you? Many people seek therapy because of a specific set of symptoms or problems. Others feel more generally stuck, fed up, or confused by patterns that they cannot break despite continued efforts. I work with adults, couples, and adolescents struggling with relationship issues, depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, cultural/family identity, and the impact of traumatic experience. Together, we will create an exploratory space that fosters emotional authenticity, relief from shame, and a restored sense of vitality.
My treatment approach draws from psychoanalytic, relational, and humanistic philosophies.
What keeps you from living fully and with ease? Are you ready to know happiness if it comes to you? Many people seek therapy because of a specific set of symptoms or problems. Others feel more generally stuck, fed up, or confused by patterns that they cannot break despite continued efforts. I work with adults, couples, and adolescents struggling with relationship issues, depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, cultural/family identity, and the impact of traumatic experience. Together, we will create an exploratory space that fosters emotional authenticity, relief from shame, and a restored sense of vitality.
As an LCSW and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, I aim to create a safe, meaningful, and understanding space in which you can move out of and beyond the conflicts and obstacles getting in your way of living an expansive, full life.
My goal is to listen in depth to how you are experiencing yourself and others. Our goal together would be to free your unique spirit, relieve depression, enhance self esteem, and clear the way for satisfying relationships.
As an LCSW and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, I aim to create a safe, meaningful, and understanding space in which you can move out of and beyond the conflicts and obstacles getting in your way of living an expansive, full life.
My goal is to listen in depth to how you are experiencing yourself and others. Our goal together would be to free your unique spirit, relieve depression, enhance self esteem, and clear the way for satisfying relationships.
I have experience in college counseling, inpatient medical, outpatient hospital, veteran affairs, and psychoanalytic institute settings.
Psychotherapy addresses the pain of feeling misunderstood and alone. My approach is to strive to help you feel heard and understood. I listen carefully, as the narratives you share may communicate both obvious and deeper meanings. I look for patterns in your life and offer insights I encourage you to refine, so that together we can make sense of your experiences. I attend to dynamics in your relationships to help you stop recreating problems from your past in the present. You need to feel safe enough to take risks in treatment, so I work to create a consistent and trustworthy environment.
I have experience in college counseling, inpatient medical, outpatient hospital, veteran affairs, and psychoanalytic institute settings.
Psychotherapy addresses the pain of feeling misunderstood and alone. My approach is to strive to help you feel heard and understood. I listen carefully, as the narratives you share may communicate both obvious and deeper meanings. I look for patterns in your life and offer insights I encourage you to refine, so that together we can make sense of your experiences. I attend to dynamics in your relationships to help you stop recreating problems from your past in the present. You need to feel safe enough to take risks in treatment, so I work to create a consistent and trustworthy environment.
I incorporate CBT, psychoanalytic, and positive psychological techniques.
I want to help you gain a greater sense of control over difficult thoughts and feelings. Clients often begin therapy requesting concrete tools to walk away with from each session. This is something I offer through my enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach, with a dual focus on techniques for altering unhealthy thoughts and behavior, and for improving insight, awareness, and mindfulness. I have a long track record of creating powerful results for my clients.
I incorporate CBT, psychoanalytic, and positive psychological techniques.
I want to help you gain a greater sense of control over difficult thoughts and feelings. Clients often begin therapy requesting concrete tools to walk away with from each session. This is something I offer through my enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach, with a dual focus on techniques for altering unhealthy thoughts and behavior, and for improving insight, awareness, and mindfulness. I have a long track record of creating powerful results for my clients.
Trained in a psychoanalytic paradigm, I believe that past experiences profoundly influence how we manage our fears and anxieties and thus impact the quality of our relationships with others and the world around us, i.e., they affect the ways in which we are able to shape our lives in the present. While this belief fundamentally guides my thinking and informs my treatment approach, I am versed in a variety of techniques rooted in other traditions and am comfortable treating a wide range of clinical issues. I also have extensive experience conducting neuropsychological, psycho-educational, and personality assessments.
Trained in a psychoanalytic paradigm, I believe that past experiences profoundly influence how we manage our fears and anxieties and thus impact the quality of our relationships with others and the world around us, i.e., they affect the ways in which we are able to shape our lives in the present. While this belief fundamentally guides my thinking and informs my treatment approach, I am versed in a variety of techniques rooted in other traditions and am comfortable treating a wide range of clinical issues. I also have extensive experience conducting neuropsychological, psycho-educational, and personality assessments.
I have presented workshops at schools, community groups and psychotherapy and psychoanalytic organizations.
We each want the best life we can make for ourselves. Everyone has potential that has not been developed or utilized enough. Whether one has symptoms of depression, anxiety, problematic relationships or anger difficulties, each one of us can progress to remove symptoms and develop our unique personalities more. That is what keeps me excited about my work after so many years of practice as a psychotherapist. I help people to accomplish their goals and improve their abilities to get more out of life, including their relationships. We are complex beings, filled with so much untapped potential.
I have presented workshops at schools, community groups and psychotherapy and psychoanalytic organizations.
We each want the best life we can make for ourselves. Everyone has potential that has not been developed or utilized enough. Whether one has symptoms of depression, anxiety, problematic relationships or anger difficulties, each one of us can progress to remove symptoms and develop our unique personalities more. That is what keeps me excited about my work after so many years of practice as a psychotherapist. I help people to accomplish their goals and improve their abilities to get more out of life, including their relationships. We are complex beings, filled with so much untapped potential.
In my practice, I utilize evidence-based treatments tailored to your needs, such as TF-CBT, DBT, somatic therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches.
I know it’s hard, but you don’t have to face this alone. At Gentle Within, we’re here to help you heal with compassion and care. I offer individual counseling for depression, anxiety, and co-occurring disorders, as well as group therapy for those navigating divorce, separation, or marital infidelity. These groups provide a safe space to process emotions, rebuild self-worth, and develop coping strategies. Sessions are 60 minutes, held Mondays at 7 AM, focusing on DBT, Somatic Therapy, and CBT. Each group is $50.
In my practice, I utilize evidence-based treatments tailored to your needs, such as TF-CBT, DBT, somatic therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches.
I know it’s hard, but you don’t have to face this alone. At Gentle Within, we’re here to help you heal with compassion and care. I offer individual counseling for depression, anxiety, and co-occurring disorders, as well as group therapy for those navigating divorce, separation, or marital infidelity. These groups provide a safe space to process emotions, rebuild self-worth, and develop coping strategies. Sessions are 60 minutes, held Mondays at 7 AM, focusing on DBT, Somatic Therapy, and CBT. Each group is $50.
By providing a holding environment and sharing my genuine curiosity and psychoanalytic understanding, I help my patients sever the tie to the ghost from the past and break the spell.
I see a wide range of clients of varying ethnicity, race, class, and sexuality. I welcome Korean speakers and all immigrants who struggle with homesickness, social marginalization, and the pressures of acculturation. I also help patients in immigrant families with intergenerational conflicts and a clash between parents and children over cultural values.
By providing a holding environment and sharing my genuine curiosity and psychoanalytic understanding, I help my patients sever the tie to the ghost from the past and break the spell.
I see a wide range of clients of varying ethnicity, race, class, and sexuality. I welcome Korean speakers and all immigrants who struggle with homesickness, social marginalization, and the pressures of acculturation. I also help patients in immigrant families with intergenerational conflicts and a clash between parents and children over cultural values.
While rooted in psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic principles, I integrate existential, trauma-focused, multicultural perspectives, and Eastern modalities like mindfulness and yoga as needed to deliver a unique treatment plan.
The home we seek to settle and belong is the inner home, the light we chase to enlighten our life is the inner light, and the journey we yearn to take for expansion and growth is the inner journey, all to meet the “most important person we will ever meet,” our true self. Each person’s inner journey toward healing and growth is unique. My role as a psychotherapist is to stand with you and help you, as you take steps towards a journey of self-healing and growth. A journey which may call for your courage, vulnerability, and discomfort, but it holds treasures of reintegration, expansion, transformation, and liberation.
While rooted in psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic principles, I integrate existential, trauma-focused, multicultural perspectives, and Eastern modalities like mindfulness and yoga as needed to deliver a unique treatment plan.
The home we seek to settle and belong is the inner home, the light we chase to enlighten our life is the inner light, and the journey we yearn to take for expansion and growth is the inner journey, all to meet the “most important person we will ever meet,” our true self. Each person’s inner journey toward healing and growth is unique. My role as a psychotherapist is to stand with you and help you, as you take steps towards a journey of self-healing and growth. A journey which may call for your courage, vulnerability, and discomfort, but it holds treasures of reintegration, expansion, transformation, and liberation.
After completing a Master in Social Work degree from New York University in 1997, I went on to complete post graduate training at New York Institute for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
I believe there is a natural tendency toward growth, a desire to be more of ourselves and to enjoy the things we do. For many, that curiosity and vitality has been restricted or shut down. This may lead to feeling depressed, like nothing will change for you. Or anxious it will only get worse. Or perhaps you sense things could be different and are frustrated, not knowing how to access that new way of being. Psychotherapy is a process through which you can understand how these feelings have come about and how to access your natural tendency toward wellness.
After completing a Master in Social Work degree from New York University in 1997, I went on to complete post graduate training at New York Institute for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
I believe there is a natural tendency toward growth, a desire to be more of ourselves and to enjoy the things we do. For many, that curiosity and vitality has been restricted or shut down. This may lead to feeling depressed, like nothing will change for you. Or anxious it will only get worse. Or perhaps you sense things could be different and are frustrated, not knowing how to access that new way of being. Psychotherapy is a process through which you can understand how these feelings have come about and how to access your natural tendency toward wellness.
From my psychoanalytic training I developed an appreciation of how histories shape our personalities and behaviors.
I often work with people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, past traumas, life transitions, or find themselves unable to break unhealthy patterns. I'm a multicultural and bilingual psychotherapist with 20+ years of experience. I have practiced in different settings during my career: community outpatient clinics, emergency psychiatry, inpatient, research. I have done post-graduate training to refine my clinical skills, become a better therapist: DBT, psychoanalyisis, AF-EMDR.
From my psychoanalytic training I developed an appreciation of how histories shape our personalities and behaviors.
I often work with people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, past traumas, life transitions, or find themselves unable to break unhealthy patterns. I'm a multicultural and bilingual psychotherapist with 20+ years of experience. I have practiced in different settings during my career: community outpatient clinics, emergency psychiatry, inpatient, research. I have done post-graduate training to refine my clinical skills, become a better therapist: DBT, psychoanalyisis, AF-EMDR.
I primarily use an insight-oriented lens influenced by psychoanalytic and relational perspectives.
We often come into therapy with a particular problem. Perhaps it is difficulty navigating a life transition, relationship troubles, or anxiety keeping you from achieving a particular goal. I provide an insight-oriented approach that emphasizes curiosity about one's self and trust within the therapeutic relationship. This allows us to better understand and manage the initial problem bringing you into therapy as well as facilitating a truly healing experience of self understanding and acceptance.
I primarily use an insight-oriented lens influenced by psychoanalytic and relational perspectives.
We often come into therapy with a particular problem. Perhaps it is difficulty navigating a life transition, relationship troubles, or anxiety keeping you from achieving a particular goal. I provide an insight-oriented approach that emphasizes curiosity about one's self and trust within the therapeutic relationship. This allows us to better understand and manage the initial problem bringing you into therapy as well as facilitating a truly healing experience of self understanding and acceptance.
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Psychoanalytic Therapists
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviors. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behavior is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.