Personalized PTSD Treatment near
New York City, NY

A Psychiatrist evaluates and treats a wide range of mental health conditions using medical, diagnostic, and evidence-based approaches. This can include psychiatric evaluations, psychiatric medication management, and ongoing monitoring for conditions such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality disorders, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, treatment-resistant depression, postpartum depression, and substance abuse. The goal is improved stability, functioning, and overall quality of life.

At Gimel Health in Fort Lee, NJ, serving patients across New York City, Long Island, Staten Island, and New Jersey, I take a trauma-informed approach to PTSD treatment that starts with understanding your full history before recommending anything. Evidence-based treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder include medication, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive processing therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, narrative therapy, and psychodynamic therapy. I focus on the medication management side, coordinating with trauma therapists and PTSD therapists who provide the therapeutic approaches that work best alongside psychiatric care.

My focus is psychiatric medication management for PTSD, identifying and prescribing evidence-based treatments that reduce the intensity of PTSD symptoms and create enough stability for therapy to work. I coordinate with trauma therapists and PTSD therapists who provide cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive processing therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, narrative therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and other evidence-based therapies. Family therapy and couples therapy are also options I can refer patients toward when trauma symptoms are affecting close relationships. The combination of medication and trauma therapy tends to produce better outcomes than either alone.

No referral is needed. Patients across New York City, Long Island, Staten Island, and New Jersey can book directly through the Gimel Health website or by phone. If your primary care physician or another mental health professional has recommended psychiatric support alongside your trauma therapy, Gimel Health is a natural fit for that coordination. Some insurance plans require a referral for reimbursement purposes, so it’s worth confirming with your provider before your first appointment.

General mental health counseling covers a broad range of mental health issues. PTSD treatment NYC is specifically focused on the effects of trauma, traumatic memories, trauma symptoms, and the ways traumatic experiences reshape how a person thinks, feels, and moves through the world. Effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder requires providers with experience in trauma-informed care and therapeutic approaches designed for trauma specifically, not adapted from general mental health care. At Gimel Health, I work exclusively with the psychiatric side of that picture and refer to specialist PTSD therapists for the therapy component.

Yes. Medication is one of the evidence-based treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder recognised across the United States. Certain medications reduce the frequency and intensity of intrusive memories, improve sleep, lower hyperarousal, and support emotional regulation, making it easier for patients to engage with trauma therapy and rebuild coping skills. Medication isn’t right for every patient, and I won’t recommend it unless the clinical picture supports it. But for many people dealing with PTSD symptoms that are disrupting daily life, it makes a meaningful difference to the overall treatment program.

Yes. First responders and service members face a specific kind of traumatic stress disorder exposure, repeated, cumulative, and often without space to process it. I have experience working with this patient population and approach PTSD treatment for first responders and service members with the same evidence-based, biology-informed framework I use with all patients. There’s no expectation that you downplay what you’ve been through, and no judgment about how long it took to ask for help.

Gimel Health operates as an out-of-network provider and does not bill insurance plans directly. Patients with out-of-network mental health benefits may be eligible for partial reimbursement, and I provide superbills after every appointment to support that process. Before your first session, contact your insurance provider to confirm your out-of-network mental health coverage. Many patients find the reimbursement process straightforward once they have the superbill.

Reach out through the contact form on this page or call us directly during business hours. Your first session is a full psychiatric evaluation of up to 50 minutes, enough time to go through your history, your trauma symptoms, and what you’re hoping to get out of treatment. From there, I’ll outline a treatment plan and we’ll decide together on the right next steps. New patients are currently being accepted for both in-person appointments at our Fort Lee, NJ office and telehealth visits across New York City, Long Island, Staten Island, and New Jersey.

Yes, I strongly support a collaborative, team-based approach to mental healthcare. With your consent, I’m glad to coordinate with your therapist, primary care physician, or any other healthcare providers involved in your care. At Gimel Health, I believe that open communication among providers often leads to more effective treatment and better long-term outcomes, especially when navigating complex or overlapping medical and psychiatric concerns.