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About
Whether you are new to therapy or have worked with therapists before, I will create a safe space for you where we will identify, address, & resolve your issues. I have 34+ years of clinical experience. I have expertise working with patients ages 5 to 80. You will find me understanding & level-headed as we explore the origins of your distress. I am trained as an Adult, Child, & Adolescent psychotherapist. In addition, I am a certified psychoanalyst. My psychoanalytic training & specialization in psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy priorities getting to the roots of the conflict. The approach I offer produces lasting change.
My expertise in numerous techniques allows me to tailor your treatment to short-term solution-focused psychotherapy (if needed). My specialties include but are not limited to: Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders, Relationships, Women’s issues, & issues specific to the Gay/Lesbian community. I also have extensive experience in Parental Consultation.
I have expertise both professionally & personally with complex emotional issues surrounding Adoption (see bit.ly/3GQrG2L), problems of Adolescence, Parenting, & School problems. Born & raised in Europe & educated in the USA, I have a special interest in working with individuals of various cultures & ethnicities. I work In Person & Online.
Call or Email Shulamit Rishik for a free 15 minute consultation now - (646) 699-3856
Finances
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Accepted Insurance Plans
- All Insurance Plans with
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 35 Years
- License: New York / R048811-1
- School: Hunter College School of Social Work
- Year Graduated: 1988
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: National Psychological Association Of Psychoanalysis, NPAP / Certificate in Psychoanalysis
- Certificate Date: 2010
- Degree: Teacher's College Columbia University / Master of Arts
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Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Adoption
Issues
- Behavioral Issues
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
Client Focus
I also speak:
Russian and Some Hebrew
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Interpersonal
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Play Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 1 Dec 2022