C.R.E.A.T.E.

Having had extensive experience with the mental health industry and having seeing psychiatric patients since 1998 in various settings, serving as a liaison and helping people navigate the system has become a calling. Training at Beth Israel Medical Center on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, serving as Chief of Psychiatry at St Joseph’s Hospital in Long Island for 8 years, and having a solo private practice for 18 years has given me “in the trenches”, boots to the ground experience with the best of what psychiatry can offer as well as the many pitfalls which are still present.

Midway into my career, I felt strongly that there was a gap, that we were missing something in our approach. My own time and curiosity have led me into a foundational understanding of body-mind-spirit medicine (why is this is still a fragmented idea and approach is baffling) Specifically, basic knowledge about the central organizing principle of a balanced nervous system (a blueprint we all share) should become a common goal for every individual, let alone a “patient”. It gives patient and doctor (therapist, guru, life coach, religious leader even) a common goal. This common language can ensure that suggested interventions make sense and can mitigate feelings of confusion, and blind following of their providers.