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Fran Weiss, LCSW-R,BCD,DCSW,CGP, AGPA-Fellow

Fran Weiss, LCSW-R,BCD,DCSW,CGP, AGPA-Fellow
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Fran Weiss, LCSW-R,BCD,DCSW,CGP, AGPA-Fellow

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Professions: Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Telephone: 201-416-0332

Billing and Insurance:

I don't currently accept insurance, but I can provide documentation if clients wish to submit to an insurance company for "out of network" benefit coverage

Evening Availability

Therapy in:

Upper West Side

121 West 82 Street, Suite 2B

New York City, New York, 10024

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What's My Approach to Therapy?

You may look successful, capable, and composed on the outside—yet privately feel anxious, self-doubting, or like an imposter. Many of the people I work with are outwardly high-functioning but internally feel stuck, disconnected, or quietly struggling. I work collaboratively as a co-pilot in the therapeutic process, helping you understand and shift long-standing emotional and relational patterns that quietly interfere with your work, relationships, and self-care. Painful or unmet experiences—past and present—often repeat themselves until they are understood. Therapy offers a place to slow these patterns down, make sense of them, and loosen their grip. My goal is to help you move beyond chronic self-criticism, emotional isolation, or feeling “not enough,” and toward greater self-trust, emotional resilience, and a more connected, fulfilling life. In addition to individual therapy, I am an experienced group psychotherapist. For over 30 years, I have worked with college-aged young adults and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma (past and present), self-neglect, and self-sabotage. My areas of specialization include weight regulation and eating disorders, emotional fall out of GLP1’s women’s health concerns, and relationship and couples issues. Reaching out doesn’t commit you to therapy—it starts a conversation. Choosing the right therapist matters, and we’ll take time to see if this feels like the right fit.

My Practice & Services

My approach to psychotherapy is grounded in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thinking, while also integrating cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and sensorimotor, trauma-informed approaches. This allows me to work both deeply and practically—helping you gain insight, improve emotional regulation, and create meaningful, real-world change. I bring over three decades of clinical experience, along with academic appointments at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where I serve as Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Environmental Medicine and Public Health. I am also Senior Psychotherapy Consultant to the New York Obesity Research Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, in affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College. I am an out-of-network provider. Many clients are able to receive partial reimbursement through their out-of-network insurance benefits. I provide the documentation needed to support this process and encourage clients to contact their insurance carrier to confirm coverage.

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

? Anxiety, depression, and chronic stress ? Trauma and attachment-related difficulties ? Imposter feelings, self-doubt, and shame ? Emotional eating, eating disorders, and body image concerns ? The emotional impact of GLP-1 medications and weight loss ? Relationship, marital, and divorce-related concerns ? Life transitions, grief, and loss ? Burnout and work?life strain in professionals and executives ? Women?s health and chronic health?related emotional concerns

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Therapy Services & Specialties

Client Age Groups I Work With

  • Adults

Languages

  • English

Groups I Work With

  • 1. Worried Wall Streeter\'s, I feel like an imposter, Over stressed Executives + Professionals, burn out+ Anxiety - Workshop: Techniques to downgrade Stress: Survive and Thrive 2. Relationship, Attachment, Commitment Issues: I don\'t feel \"good enough\", Finding the right connection; Separation, Divorce,Remarriage, How to tell the kids 3. Women\'s issues: balancing high stress career with family life; women\'s health issues 4. Underlying emotional issues connected with Weight regulation, obesity, Dysregulated Eating, Diabetes, Workshop: Weight Matters: BITE� The Body Image Transformation Experience: Moving On: Bulimianorexia -a short term group for those who thought they were recovered from their eating disorder, but have some remnants left. 4. Relationship Issues: Finding the right connection; Separation, Divorce,Remarriage, How to tell the kids

Industries & Communities Served

  • Entertainment Industry
  • First Responder/Medical Professionals
  • Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals

Client Challenges & Concerns I Address

  • Abandonment
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Body Image
  • Cancer
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Eating and Food Issues
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Family Problems
  • Fear
  • Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
  • Helplessness / Victimhood
  • Individuation
  • Isolation
  • Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Love
  • Sexual Assault / Abuse
  • Shame
  • Stress
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worthlessness

Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Breathwork
  • Critical Incident Stress Management
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  • Object Relations
  • Psychodynamic

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