Dr. Ozkarahan is a Board-Certified Psychiatrist with multiple fitness and nutrition credentials by the National Academy of Sports Medicine including as a Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach. In her virtual psychiatry practice, she treats young adults (ages 20s through 40s) struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, relationships, body image / eating issues, adjustment difficulties, life transitions, loss, insomnia, panic, OCD, and the challenges of academic & professional lives. Dr. Ozkarahan offers online psychotherapy, medications when needed, and lifestyle psychiatry treatments through a holistic, action-oriented, and problem-solving model.
With a warm, practical, and conversational approach to psychotherapy for every patient, she prescribes medication gently and only when necessary. Dr. Ozkarahan's extensive training by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, regarded as the most respected leader in fitness certification, enables her to incorporate lifestyle-oriented coaching on physical exercise, nutrition, yoga, meditation, sleep optimization, and motivational support. As a fitness athlete and lifestyle psychiatrist, she aims to help her patients solve problems, find solutions, and tend to all aspects of their health.
Dr. Ozkarahan earned her medical degree (MD) from New York Medical College as Valedictorian and completed her adult psychiatry residency training at NYU Langone Health / Bellevue Hospital Center. Following her residency, Dr. Ozkarahan completed advanced training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU School of Medicine where she interviews applicants to the medical school annually. For several years, she worked as a psychiatrist on the Student Mental Health Service of Columbia University Medical Center where she treated graduate & professional students in the health sciences who were struggling with the emotional demands of higher education.
Dr. Ozkarahan's unique combination of credentials empower her to treat the whole person -- body and mind.
