Welcome to the private practice of Dr. Nina E. Cerfolio MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst located in Greenwich Village. Through solution-based therapies, Dr. Cerfolio collaborates with patients in a nonjudgmental partnership, guiding them towards emotional wellness by transcending life challenges and obstacles. Specializing in relieving emotional suffering, she employs self-exploration, dialogue, reflection, and medication when necessary.

Dr. Cerfolio's expertise extends beyond private practice. With a focus on trauma, violence, terrorism, mass shootings, anxiety, depression, spirituality, and creativity, she offers media insights through interviews on TV, radio, podcasts, and speaking engagements. Whether seeking mental health treatment or media expertise, Dr. Cerfolio provides holistic care and valuable perspectives on a diverse range of mental health topics.

Nina Certfolio’s groundbreaking book, “Psychoanalytic and Spiritual Perspectives on Terrorism” sheds light on the forgotten collective humiliation of the marginalized, a breeding ground for terrorism, while offering a new spiritual perspective on healing. 

It is a crucial read for scholars, policymakers, and mental health professionals and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of terrorism's roots and pathways to healing.

Psychotherapy Services 

Dr. Nina Certfolio addresses and provides treatment for the following:

Consultation

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 effective treatment. This can take a few sessions requiring a detailed history of your struggles, family and medical history, and a comprehensive psychiatric assessment leading to a correct diagnosis and treatment plan. I also offer consultation for patients or colleagues to provide a second opinion on an existing treatment plan.

Psychopharmacology

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

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

Psychotherapy

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 and empowered you. 

Leading a fulfilling life and having healthy personal relationships are some long-term psychotherapy goals which I guide my patients to achieve through shared exploration and understanding. Many of my patients have come to me because they appreciate that my dual role as a holistic psychiatrist and an experienced physician enables me to address their biological and emotional needs in a holistic manner.

Coaching

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. Get the help you need to live the life you want! 

About Nina Cerfolio

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. 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.

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.

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