Karen Weiser, PhD, LP, NCPsyA

If you landed here, you may be wondering how therapy could help you feel differently. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy offers a way to create internal change as you learn how to articulate, think, and feel emotions and experiences that are difficult to put into language. If you work with me, we can work to gain insight into your unconscious patterns while also learning tools for affect regulation. As you have more compassion for yourself and clarity around why you feel how you feel, symptoms like anxiety, depression, emptiness, rage, and fear will likely become more manageable. You can't change the past but you can learn to hold your emotions and experiences differently. I am an LGBTQIA+ affirming and culturally inclusive Licensed Psychoanalyst with a private practice in Manhattan’s Tribeca / City Hall area, where I welcome individual adults (ages 18+) and couples with difficulties across the mental health spectrum. I completed advanced training in Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Institute for Contemporary Therapy. Before becoming an analyst I earned a Ph.D. in English, an MFA in poetry, and taught literature at the college level. My approach is relational and collaborative, and I often incorporate mindfulness and a focus on the body, as well as attachment and affect regulation. I am nonjudgmental, interactive, and responsive; I ask questions, and encourage feedback. I love the work that I do, and would be honored to be part of your healing process.