transcendent psychiatry // transform adversity

designed to make everyday better

 

Welcome to the private practice of Dr. Nina E. Cerfolio, with offices in Greenwich Village. As a board certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I work with patients in a nonjudgmental, collaborative partnership to focus on constructive steps towards improving emotional wellness. For many years, I've been working with patients to relieve emotional suffering through dialogue, self-exploration, and reflection. In my practice, I use psychoanalytic and solution-based therapies to guide my patients to transcend life challenges and emotional obstacles.

In recognition of her professional excellence throughout the years, Dr. Cerfolio has earned numerous awards, including Patient’s Choice Awards, Compassionate Doctor Awards and On-Time Physician Awards. See Awards.

If you’re considering treatment or interested in inviting an experienced, media savvy holistic therapist for perspective to speak on an issue of particular concern - media interviews (TV, radio, podcasts, speaking engagements etc. ) - or to join a panel discussion, you’re in the right place. Nina values opportunities to educate the public on all topics related to mental health, especially, trauma, transcendent psychiatry, spirituality and creativity.

Research shows, The sooner you seek treatment, the faster you’ll feel better.

 

Championing the forgotten collective humiliation of the marginalized―which in turn breeds terrorism―and documenting a new spiritual lens through which healing is possible, this book will be essential reading for mental health workers and anyone wishing to understand the traumatizing epoch in which we are living.

A Groundbreaking Book on Terrorism & Healing

An essential resource for scholars, policymakers, mental health professionals, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the roots of terrorism and the potential pathways to healing.

More than a band-aid

Release the past // Change the present // Build a better future

We can do it

 

Dr. Nina Cerfolio has been a trusted and compassionate psychiatrist for more than 30 years. Her unique approach has been celebrated by her patients and peers, In addition to having traditional psychiatric training, Nina has more than a decade of international and national spiritual training which includes mindfulness techniques and daily meditation. Each person dictates what mode of therapy is indicated. Through nonjudgmental and collaborative care, Nina’s life work is dedicated to work with patients to relieve and transcend emotional suffering through self exploration, dialogue, reflection, and medication when appropriate.

 

 

Consultation

we’ll find the most effective treatment

Consultation is a 2-way street. We talk openly and you’ll have plenty of time to ask me whatever questions you have about me, the process, and share your issues, concerns and goals. I build therapeutic partnerships and work in collaboration with you to find the most most effective treatment. This can take a few sessions requiring a detailed history of your problems, concerns and goals, as well as family and medical medical history. comprehensive psychiatric assessment leading to a correct diagnosis and treatment plan. I also offer consultation for patients or colleagues to provide a second opinion an existing treatment plan.

Psychopharmacology

A more fulfilling life

Medical Management can be an important complement to psychotherapy, helping bring balance to tailored treatment based on the latest research and individual patient goals.

Psychotherapy

break cycles, free yourself, create a new you

Is psychotherapy right for you? Investing the time to identify what patterns from your past are causing present stressors or anxieties, enables you to enact the changes required to create a more balanced you.

Coaching

Life or Career

Get the help you need to live the life you want! Is there something you seek to change or better cope with, such as a relationship, work or confidence? Together we’ll set goals, help you identify obstacles, change your perspective, and identify and change your core beliefs. With over 2 decades of therapy practice supporting my coaching approach, work is tailored to each individual in order to find your own personal “best way” to transformation and success.

Help from wherever you are.

One size doesn’t fit all. 

Let’s face it, sometimes it’s just not feasible to come into the office. I believe a comprehensive, compassionate treatment plan doesn’t need to be one way or another – it should seamlessly reflect individual needs. That's why I also offer appointments by phone, FaceTime, or Skype.

 

Through nonjudgmental and collaborative care, my life work is dedicated to work with you to relieve and transcend emotional suffering through self exploration, dialogue, reflection, and medication when appropriate. Working with the unconscious process in the therapeutic relationship, through dreams and free association, dysfunctional processes are illuminated and changed.

 

 
“I view adversity and illness, not from a place of victimhood, but as an opportunity for expanded awareness. I am passionate about what can be learned from the intersection of psychotherapy and spirituality.”
— Dr. Nina Cerfolio
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Dr. Nina Cerfolio

MD FAPA

Physician. Psychiatrist. Author. Speaker.

Nina Cerfolio MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is an internationally recognized expert on trauma, mass shootings and terrorism and a board certified, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York City.  In practice for 30+ years, Nina’s success rests in her unique approach, which integrates traditional psychiatric training with her decades of spiritual training. She has been published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, and presented her original work on the psychological influences of spirituality, trauma and terrorism nationally and internationally, and featured on numerous TV outlets. Her thought-provoking  new book, Psychoanalytic and Spiritual Perspectives on Terrorism: Desire for Destruction (Routledge, Dec, 2023), weaves her team’s cutting edge research with her extraordinary first-hand experiences of being a first responder and unique real-world trajectory to explore a more expansive understanding of the origins of terrorism while highlighting an overlooked spiritual lens as a powerful antidote for healing from trauma.

BIO // CV

 

Would you benefit from therapy?

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Are you struggling to cope with anxiety, irrational fears or traumas?
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Break dysfunctional cycles

I feel treatment is best when you address and treat symptoms from all perspectives, including but not limited to medication and psychotherapy. Listening to patients in a non-judgemental way and understanding their symptoms is equally important. Fulfilling work life which is symptom-free and having healthy, loving personal relationships are some long-term psychotherapy goals which I strive to help my patients achieve through shared exploration and understanding. The majority of patients seek me because they feel that being both a holistic psychiatrist and a physician with deep experience allows me to address patient's biological and emotional needs and concerns in a holistic way.

With the right tools and support, adversity is just opportunity to transform in disguise.

 

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