Dr. Anisha Patel is a
New York city based Clinical Psychologist, who uses her deep understanding of brain-behavior relationships to thoughtfully tailor treatment to meet the needs of her patients.
My mission
Building an environment where my patients feel heard, understood, and empowered is my priority by using an integrative, strength-based approach that is paired with humility and humor to elicit meaningful change.
specialities
Depression
Anxiety
Maternal mental health
Trauma
Professional & Career Burnout
Relationship Issues
Acculturation/Familial Expectations
Life Transitions
education
Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Clinical Psychology
Long Island University –Post, Brookville, New York
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Developmental Neuroscience & Psychopathology
Anna Freud Center, University College London, London, England & Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Psychology & Visual Arts
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Anisha Patel, MSc., Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist who treats patients who face a wide range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, career stress and burnout, maternal mental health, and ethnic bicultural identity formation. Dr. Patel is a flexible clinician who has worked for a decade in a variety of mental health and clinical research settings in the United Kingdom, Canada, and United states with both children and adults.
Having been raised in a close-knit South Asian family and living abroad, she sees the current limitations in the field as its origins stem from a white, male-centered, hierarchical approach where the therapist holds power. Dr. Patel is a collaborative practitioner who adapts traditional theoretical orientations to meet the needs of her diverse patients. Equally, she enjoys working with children of immigrants who are navigating difficult professional, familial, and relational expectations.
At this juncture in her professional career, Dr. Patel has gained further specialty in treating women during their reproductive years, including the psychological trauma, anxiety, and depression that comes with infertility, pregnancy, motherhood, and miscarriage. By creating a safe environment where her clients feel understood and free from judgement, she is able to help her clients strengthen their own inner resources.
