Psychiatric Services
Dr. Wachtel offers comprehensive, integrative psychiatric care designed to support emotional health, insight, and meaningful change. Each treatment plan is personalized to address a patient’s unique concerns, goals, and strengths. Services combine psychotherapy, medication management, and compassionate support in a warm, respectful setting.
Whether you’re experiencing persistent anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or navigating life transitions, Dr. Wachtel provides thoughtful care for a wide range of mental health needs, with a deep respect for each individual’s experience.
Explore the core services below to learn how psychiatric treatment can help restore emotional balance, deepen self-understanding, and support long-term wellness.
Core Services Offered
Anxiety & Stress Disorders
Personalized care for anxiety, panic attacks, and chronic stress. Dr. Wachtel offers thoughtful, integrative treatment to help individuals regain calm, confidence, and control. Her approach blends therapy and medication management to restore emotional balance—serving individuals throughout New York City and the Upper East Side.
Depression & Mood Disorders
Comprehensive treatment for depression, bipolar disorder and other mood disorders. Dr. Wachtel works collaboratively with patients to identify patterns, stabilize mood, and restore a sense of purpose and vitality through a combination of therapy and psychopharmacology.
Eating & Body Image Concerns
Compassionate treatment for eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image distress. With a sensitive and nonjudgmental approach, Dr. Wachtel helps individuals develop a healthier relationship with food, body, and self through therapy and medication.
Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Wachtel provides comprehensive care for individuals experiencing bipolar disorder, addressing both manic and depressive episodes. Her approach combines medication management with psychotherapy to help patients achieve mood stability and improve daily functioning.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
For those struggling with OCD, Dr. Wachtel offers evidence-based treatments tailored to individual needs. She utilizes therapeutic techniques alongside medication when appropriate to reduce intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, aiming to enhance quality of life.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Dr. Wachtel specializes in treating PTSD, helping patients process traumatic experiences and alleviate symptoms such as flashbacks, anxiety, and emotional distress. Her integrative approach focuses on creating a safe and supportive environment for healing.
Women’s Well-Being
Supportive care for women navigating stress, anxiety, mood changes, reproductive transitions, infertility, and other life challenges. Dr. Wachtel creates a confidential space to explore emotional needs across all stages of life, with cultural sensitivity and individualized treatment.
Attention & Impulse Disorders
Evaluation and treatment for adult ADHD and related attention or impulsivity challenges. Dr. Wachtel provides structured care to help individuals improve focus, emotional regulation, and executive functioning in everyday life.
Geriatric Psychiatry
Psychiatric support for older adults facing memory concerns, anxiety, depression, and emotional adjustment to later life transitions. Dr. Wachtel brings sensitivity and experience to caring for older patients with compassion and dignity.
Therapy Integration & Medication Management
Dr. Wachtel integrates psychiatric medication management with therapeutic insight to promote deep and lasting change. Her dual approach supports both biological and emotional aspects of mental health, helping individuals move forward with clarity and strength.
Relationship & Communication Growth
Psychiatric support to help individuals build healthier relationships, regulate emotions, and enhance communication. Dr. Wachtel works collaboratively to promote insight, emotional resilience, and more fulfilling interpersonal dynamics.
About Dr. Wachtel
Dr. Wachtel completed her residency as Chief Outpatient Resident at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. She is the recipient of the 2022 Marquis Who’s Who in America award, granted for outstanding accomplishments and prominence in the field of psychiatry.
She is fluent in five languages—English, Italian, Polish, Hebrew, and Russian—allowing her to connect meaningfully with a diverse patient population.
Appointments & Contact
Dr. Wachtel offers both in-person and telepsychiatry appointments for patients across New York City.
Upper East Side, Manhattan
(212) 534-8816