| We are welcoming new patients in New York, California, and Florida |
| All appointments are conducted through our secure telepsychiatry platform |
| Please contact us from our Psychology Today page |
| We are welcoming new patients in New York, California, and Florida |
| All appointments are conducted through our secure telepsychiatry platform |
| Please contact us from our Psychology Today page |
Dr. Cecilia Lipira is the Medical Director of Linden Health Family Psychiatry. She is a board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist serving New York and California, and a psychoanalyst in training. Her approach to treatment is holistic and firmly rooted in the science of the brain, combining psychotherapy (for individuals, families, and couples) with nutrition, lifestyle modification, as well as state-of-the-art medication treatment, when helpful. Dr. Lipira values taking time to get to know each client, their unique histories and life circumstances, and working collaboratively to develop a targeted plan to achieve their treatment goals.
Dr. Lipira has expertise in treating depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, tic disorders, ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, personality disorders, eating disorders, and psychosis in children, adolescents, adults, and in pregnant and breastfeeding women. She also specializes in helping parents through the transitions and challenges of infancy, toddlerhood and early childhood.
Dr. Lipira is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai – Icahn School of Medicine, where she supervises Psychiatry residents and fellows.
Chrissie Brewer is a Board-Certified Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with Linden Health Family Psychiatry. She is licensed to serve patients in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Her approach respects the client as a whole and takes into consideration their familial, psychosocial, interpersonal, and medical background when formulating evidence-based treatment recommendations. Ms. Brewer may recommend psychotropic medication for your child or adolescent, but she also places a high degree of emphasis on other domains of wellbeing including nutrition, exercise, sleep, interpersonal and familial relationships, and psychotherapy. Ms. Brewer takes time getting to know patients well to ensure optimal clinical assessment; initial evaluations are 90-minutes and follow-up sessions are either 30- or 45-minutes in length, allowing Ms. Brewer to hear her clients, fully understand their complaints, and tailor treatments to their specific needs.
Ms. Brewer has spent her career honing her skills in the assessment and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), anxiety, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder spectrum (OCD), health anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), specific phobias, feeding/eating disorders, and trauma- and stressor-related disorders. She also works closely with therapists, schools, tutors, coaches, and other supporting people in client’s lives to ensure coordination of care and the highest standard of treatment possible.
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