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About the Consultation and Treatment Service
The Psychoanalytic Institute, affiliated with NYU School of Medicine, offers low-fee intensive 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 and problems
through self-exploration under the guidance of a highly trained
professional. Treatment is provided by members of the Institute professional
community, consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists and clinical
social workers, under supervision with senior faculty members.
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, or problems of self-esteem. It is based on the belief that individuals are often unaware of factors that determine their emotions and behavior. These unconscious factors can sometimes express themselves in the form of specific symptoms or emotional problems. Psychoanalytic treatment is a therapeutic partnership focused on helping each patient become aware of underlying sources of his or her difficulties, not just intellectually, but emotionally, in ways that lead to deep and lasting changes in the patient’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 that usually occurs once or twice weekly and is based on the same principles — psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
To read more information on psychoanalysis click here.
Who is eligible for treatment?
We invite inquiries from all persons, regardless of your ability
to pay. We also welcome referrals from health professionals. Parents
may apply for services for their children under the age of 18. Children
and adolescents may be eligible for special grants to pay for cabfare
and/or caregiver fees to enable these patients to attend treatment
(see Treatment Fund for Children and Adolescents).
Where does treatment occur?
Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy is conducted in the therapist's
private offices in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, New
Jersey and Westchester. *
In addition to English…
We can provide psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Spanish, French,
German, and Greek.*
How much does it cost?
The application fee is $50 (waived for members of the NYU community).
There is no minimum fee for psychoanalysis, and no charge for the
initial consultation. The minimum fee per session for psychotherapy
is $50. The fee level for all treatment is based upon a consideration
of your financial circumstances, and is worked out between you and
your therapist. Our therapists do not take direct health insurance
payments, but your plan may partially reimburse you for their services.
How does the application process work?
We can mail, fax or email you the application, or you can download
it directly from our website - here.
You can mail the $50 application fee to our office or pay online (Paypal, credit, debit, or e-check) here. If you are a member of the NYU community
- student or staff - there is no application fee.
Once we receive your completed application you'll be put in touch
with a member of the Consultation and Treatment Service to arrange
a meeting, generally in his or her private office. If psychoanalysis
is the recommended treatment, you will be referred to one of our
analysts-in-training.
If psychoanalysis is not recommended for you, or you choose not
to undertake it, efforts will be made to find suitable treatment,
which could include referrals for private psychotherapy with Institute
candidates or faculty.
About our Institute
The Psychoanalytic Institute is affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine. We offer full post graduate training for 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.
*Subject to availability.
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