Gina Gold
Psychoanalyst
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Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
—Mary Oliver
About
I am an intersubjective self-psychologist with an academic background in literature and philosophy. I grew up in New York City and live on the Upper West Side with my family. Prior to psychoanalytic training, I taught upper school English in several local, independent schools. I studied at National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP) and am an active member of the Training and Research in Intersubjective Self Psychology (TRISP). I have been a practicing clinician for eight years.
Beginnings
This work begins with your choice to seek change. Your willingness to be curious is a precious first step. Sharing this meaningful and important process with you is a privilege I take very seriously.
Discovering Together:
While many psychotherapists focus on what you might be hiding from yourself and others, we focus on what you are seeking: The creative, collaborative work of therapy more clearly defines your unmet wishes and needs. Inevitably we explore some internalized patterns and stories from your past as they emerge in the present, but our central focus is the generative and rich possibilities of your future.
Building Strengths:
It's difficult to be human. We all have challenges that inhibit our becoming. I see much of our work as building psychic strength- strengthening those habits of mind that help us self-regulate better and feel better. It’s muscle building! Neuroscience shows that better practices have the ability to create substantive changes in our brains. As the saying goes, “Neurons that fire together, wire together." Living a more joyful and vital life is a natural outgrowth of our work together.
Independence:
Psychodynamic psychotherapy helps us feel more free. Research shows that unlike in other types of therapy, patients in psychodynamic psychotherapy continue to improve and grow even after treatment has ended. This is due to the transformative power of the work. We address your whole emotional self, not just the symptom in the foreground.
The work
Policy
Rates
My fees are competitive and can be adjusted depending on your financial circumstances.
Payment
I accept credit cards, cash and check.
My fees are competitive and can be adjusted depending on your financial circumstances.
Payment
I accept credit cards, cash and check.
Insurance
Our sessions may be partly or fully covered by your insurance. Some questions to ask:
Am I eligible for outpatient psychological treatment?
Can I use an out-of-network provider?
Is there a limit to the number of sessions?
Cancellation
24 hour advance notice is necessary to cancel/change your appointment or you will be charged the session fee.
I am currently an in-network provider for Cigna.
Out-of-network reimbursement.
Our sessions may be partly or fully covered by your insurance. Some questions to ask:
Am I eligible for outpatient psychological treatment?
Can I use an out-of-network provider?
Is there a limit to the number of sessions?
NYS license: 001000
National Provider ID: 1316453525
National Provider ID: 1316453525
Cancellation
24 hour advance notice is necessary to cancel/change your appointment or you will be charged the session fee.