Alexandra Schraub, PsyD

About

Psychologist in New York, NY. Works with Anxiety, Depression and Relationship Issues. Sees clients in person and online. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Child-Parent Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, ADHD, Behavioral Issues, Bisexual, Child, Coping Skills, Family Conflict, Grief, Infertility, Internet Addiction, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Polyamory & ENM, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Stress, Testing and Evaluation, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Ages

Toddler, Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Psy.D., Yeshiva University; B.A., Columbia University

Education & qualifications