Dr. Cecilia Lipira, M.D.

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.

Education and Training

• B.A. in Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia College, Columbia University
• M.D., Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna, Italy
• Internship/Residency in Psychiatry, Weill-Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital- Icahn School of Medicine
• ABPN Board certification in Adult Psychiatry and in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
• Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital-Icahn School of Medicine