Karen Weiser(She/Her/Hers)

Dr. Karen Weiser is an LGBTQIA+ affirming and inclusive Licensed Psychoanalyst in private practice in Manhattan’s Tribeca / City Hall area who welcomes adults with issues across the mental health spectrum. She works with people seeking help with overwhelming feelings, such as anxiety, depression, and physical symptoms of dysregulation. Many people distract themselves in order not to feel, or get caught in loops of worry, and feel quite stuck, like time is passing them by. Sometimes people struggle with deeper existential questions and feelings. Some of her patients have experienced large traumatic events, but some can't understand why they feel sad or empty much of the time. She focuses on helping her patients learn how to better regulate their emotions so that they can feel less overwhelmed and find more self-acceptance. Karen is particularly sensitive to people who have intergenerational trauma in their families, and who have suffered from depression and anxiety for a long time.

Karen's approach to therapy is rooted in relational psychoanalysis, which can help you discover and recognize your unconscious and attachment dynamics and how they underlie all relationships, including the ones we have with ourselves. She takes a collaborative approach and often incorporates mindfulness and a focus on the body, as well as other therapeutic modes. She is interactive and responsive, asks questions, and encourages feedback.

She completed advanced training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Institute for Contemporary Therapy in New York City. Before becoming an analyst Karen earned a Ph.D. in English, an MFA in poetry, and taught literature at the college level. As a poet, she understands the creative process and often works with people engaged in creative practices.