Michelle Barahman, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist with experience across a broad array of settings. She is dually licensed in New York and California, where she has worked in hospitals, EAPs, a tech startup, and private practice. Dr. Barahman is trained in evidence-based and integrative psychotherapy practices, including Cognitive-Behavioral (CBT), Interpersonal (IPT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Psychodynamic Therapies. She completed her doctorate in clinical psychology with research and expertise in the fields of clinical and health psychology, as well as neuropsychology. Dr. Barahman is experienced in working with people across the developmental lifespan, from children to adults and the elderly. She specializes in working with people of diverse sociocultural backgrounds suffering from anxiety and mood disorders, personality disorders, and serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI). In addition to providing individual psychotherapy, Dr. Barahman is experienced with providing group therapy in a wide range of settings, including art, cognitive-behavioral, skills-based, and process groups for individuals of all ages. Dr. Barahman is also proficient in psychological assessment, both in clinical and research applications. She has supervised psychology trainees and has been an invited guest lecturer in both undergraduate and graduate institutions. Dr. Barahman has co-authored a number of professional journal articles and book chapters, presented at numerous national conferences, and has contributed to the creation of technology-based psychological interventions.

My goal is to help make this process lighter, more approachable, and more satisfying. I consider the cultural factors that shape your individual and collective experiences, across the spectrum of age, ethnicity, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation and gender identity. As your psychologist, I create a safe space to heal, reflect, and deepen insight. Sometimes the goal is to break out of patterns that have had you feeling stuck for a long time; other times the goal is to decrease painful emotions or fix a problem in the here-and-now. Regardless of what brought you here, my role is to promote understanding and help relieve your pain– whatever its source. We will tailor treatment to your individual needs in a thoughtful, collaborative manner that helps you connect more intimately with yourself and others. We will be deliberate and flexible in our approach, integrating the most appropriate theoretical methods for you with the best evidence-based practices, always keeping in mind your needs and feedback. Whether you’re a military veteran or a frontline healthcare worker, an emerging adult or a senior citizen, I will aid you in managing life transitions, aging and development, anxiety and mood disorders, work and relationship problems, as well as both physical and mental illness.