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About the Consultation and Treatment Service
The Institute for Psychoanalytic Education, affiliated with NYU School of Medicine, offers low-fee psychoanalysis and psychotherapy to adults, adolescents and children in the New York metropolitan area. The service is designed for people who are committed to relieving their emotional difficulties through self-exploration under the guidance of highly trained professionals.Treatment is provided by members of the Institute community -- psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, and professionals in allied mental health disciplines -- who are in advanced training at IPE in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy.
What is the difference between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy?
Psychoanalysis is an intensive treatment, usually occurring four to five times weekly, for a wide variety of emotional problems such as anxiety, depression, work difficulties, troubled relationships, sexual concerns, and issues of self-esteem. It is based on the belief that individuals are often unaware of factors that shape their emotions and behavior. Unconscious influences can produce specific symptoms or more general emotional distress. Psychoanalytic treatment is a therapeutic partnership focused on helping each patient become aware of the underlying sources of his or her difficulties -- not just intellectually but also emotionally, in ways that lead to deep and lasting changes in the person’s life. A consultation can help determine whether psychoanalysis is the appropriate treatment for you.
Our Institute also offers a less intensive form of therapy-- psychoanalytic psychotherapy--that usually occurs once or twice weekly and is based on the same principles as psychoanalysis.
Read more information on psychoanalysis.
Who is eligible for treatment?
We invite inquiries from anyone who would like to consider psychoanalytic treatment. We also welcome referrals from health professionals. Parents may apply for services for children under the age of 18. Children and adolescents may be eligible for special grants to pay for cab fare and/or caregiver fees to facilitate attending treatment. Please contact the office (646-754-4870) for more information.
Where does treatment occur?
Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy are conducted in therapists’ private offices in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, New Jersey and Westchester (locations subject to availability). Please note that we do not see patients in the 1 Park Avenue Institute administrative offices.
Is treatment in other languages provided?
We can provide psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Spanish, French,
German, and Greek. (Note: subject to availability)
How much does it cost?
Your $50 application fee (waived for members of the NYU community) covers the processing of your application by IPE and up to three consultation office visits. If the consultation extends beyond three visits because of missed appointments, cancellation on short notice, or significant lateness, the consulting therapist may charge a mutually agreeable fee for any additional session(s) needed to complete the consultation. The therapist who performs the consultation will discuss this with you if the situation arises.
The Institute offers both psychoanalysis and psychotherapy on an affordable basis. Beyond the maximum of three consultation visits, fees for psychoanalysis and psychotherapy are worked out between patient and therapist, and are based on consideration of individual financial circumstances, including income and insurance.
Is health insurance accepted?
Our therapists generally do not accept direct health insurance payments, but your plan may partially reimburse you for their services. Please note that we are unable to accept Medicaid or Medicare.
Is medication management provided?
Though we do not offer medication management as a stand-alone service, medication needs can be assessed during consultation or in an ongoing treatment. Some of our therapists are psychiatrists who can prescribe medication; non-MD therapists can arrange for medication referrals.
How does the application process work?
You can download the application directly from our website. We can also email, fax, or mail it to you. You can mail the $50 application fee to our office or pay online (Paypal, credit, debit, or e-check.). If you are a member of the NYU community - student, faculty, or staff - there is no application fee.
Once you have completed the written application, you will be put in touch with a member of our service for a brief telephone screening. The purpose of the phone screening is to have a preliminary discussion of your treatment needs and to arrange for you to meet with one of our therapists, usually in his or her private office, for a consultation. This consultation is intended to give you an opportunity to discuss your particular situation and needs in greater depth.
The consulting therapist will help you to consider available treatment options. Depending on the consulting therapist’s assessment of your needs, he or she may offer to continue working with you or may suggest referral to another therapist. During the screening and consultation process, possible recommendations include:
- psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic therapy with a therapist receiving clinical supervision in our psychoanalytic training program
- psychotherapy with a therapist receiving clinical supervision in our psychotherapy training program
- treatment with a member of the Institute community who is not receiving supervision for his or her work with you (i.e.: psychoanalysts-in-training, for treatments not conducted at four- or five-times weekly frequency; Institute faculty)
- when necessary, referral to a practitioner or agency outside the Institute community.
How long does the process take before treatment begins?
Depending on availability, within a week of receiving your completed application, we’ll put you in touch with a member of our service for a phone screening. The in-person consultation usually occurs over a period of one to three weeks, and treatment generally begins soon after.
Please note: we do not provide emergency care or immediate treatment. In the event of a psychiatric or life threatening emergency, please go to your nearest emergency room or call 911
About our Institute
We offer full post-graduate training in psychoanalysis as well as advanced training in psychotherapy. Our faculty provides most of the psychotherapy teaching and supervision for NYU psychiatry residents. Candidates in our programs are psychiatrists (usually post-residency), psychologists, and clinical social workers who are supervised by members of our faculty.
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