Karen Weiser
She/Her/Hers
Licensed Psychoanalyst, LP Master of Fine Arts, MFA PhDShe/Her/Hers
Licensed Psychoanalyst, LP Master of Fine Arts, MFA PhDDr. Karen Weiser is an LGBTQIA+ affirming and inclusive Licensed Psychoanalyst in private practice in Manhattan’s Tribeca / City Hall area. She welcomes both individual adults (ages 18+) and couples with issues across the mental health spectrum for both in-person and remote sessions. The people she works with come in seeking help with overwhelming feelings, such as anxiety and depression, or physical symptoms that cause them to feel dysregulated. Sometimes they struggle with problems at their jobs, with their families, or in romantic relationships. She focuses on both discovering underlying patterns and helping her patients learn how to better regulate so they can feel less overwhelmed. Sometimes people have experienced both large traumatic events and big losses that they need to process, and sometimes people can't understand why they feel so sad or empty all the time when on paper their lives appear fine.
Karen helps her patients discover and recognize how their unconscious and attachment dynamics influence how they understand and relate to themselves and others. She also acknowledges the very real precarity of our world and culture and the way that affects mental health. Her approach is collaborative 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.
Karen completed advanced training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Institute for Contemporary Therapy in New York City where she occasionally teaches. Before becoming an analyst she 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. Currently, she has openings for both in-person and remote therapy.
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Loss, grief, and bereavement - Emotionally preparing for the anticipated passing of a loved one; managing feelings and reactions to a death or loss of significance; support during the process of healing and acceptance
Relationship issues - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Couples counseling - Addressing relationship challenges and life transitions; strengthening communication and feelings of security, desire, connection, and love
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Institute for Contemporary Therapy, Therapist, 2017 - 2022
Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, LP, Certificate in Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 2021
CUNY Graduate Center, Ph.D., English, 2012
The New School for Social Research, M.F.A., Poetry, 2000
New York: 001136
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