Karen Weiser, PhD, LP, NCPsyA

Therapy offers a way to create internal change as you learn to articulate, think about, and feel emotions and experiences that have been difficult to put into language. Working together, we'll gain insight into your unconscious patterns while also building tools for affect regulation. As you develop more compassion for yourself and more clarity around why you feel what 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 Union Square, where I welcome individual adults (ages 18+) and couples. 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 and an MFA in Poetry, and taught literature at the college level. My approach is relational and collaborative. I often incorporate mindfulness, a focus on the body, and attention to attachment and affect regulation. I am nonjudgmental, interactive, and responsive — I ask questions and welcome feedback. I love this work, and would be honored to be part of your healing process.