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Adam Turner
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10024  (Online Only)
My primary goal is to help you or your child heal and be the best version of yourself. Our initial meeting will include psychiatric evaluation and assessment of need for medication. I am well-versed in psychotherapy and natural healing and use various modalities to help individuals regain both emotional and physical health. Our work will help you connect more deeply in your most important relationships and live with purpose.
My primary goal is to help you or your child heal and be the best version of yourself. Our initial meeting will include psychiatric evaluation and assessment of need for medication. I am well-versed in psychotherapy and natural healing and use various modalities to help individuals regain both emotional and physical health. Our work will help you connect more deeply in your most important relationships and live with purpose.
(917) 791-1096 View (917) 791-1096
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Ziv E Cohen
Psychiatrist, MD, ABPN, FAPA
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10024
Ziv E. Cohen, MD, trained in medicine and psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at Cornell University, and at Columbia University. He is a board certified psychiatrist maintaining a private practice focusing on Mood and Anxiety Disorders in adults and adolescents. Dr. Cohen offers TMS therapy, a medication free, cutting edge technology to treat depression using magnetic neuro-stimulation. He also offers Ketamine therapy, a cutting edge pharmacological approach to treating depression.
Ziv E. Cohen, MD, trained in medicine and psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at Cornell University, and at Columbia University. He is a board certified psychiatrist maintaining a private practice focusing on Mood and Anxiety Disorders in adults and adolescents. Dr. Cohen offers TMS therapy, a medication free, cutting edge technology to treat depression using magnetic neuro-stimulation. He also offers Ketamine therapy, a cutting edge pharmacological approach to treating depression.
(646) 699-3146 View (646) 699-3146
Women's Issues Psychiatrists

How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?

It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.

How can women prepare for therapy?

Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.

How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?

As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.

How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?

Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.