Alana Mendelsohn, MD

I'm a Columbia University trained psychiatrist licensed in New York and New Jersey. I work with adults in both medication management and psychotherapy, with a particular focus on mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) and trauma related disorders. My practice strives to take a warm, collaborative and non-judgmental stance to create individualized treatment plans for each patient, incorporating medication and/or psychotherapy as appropriate. My treatment approach draws from multiple perspectives in psychiatry, including psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness and neuroscience, with a relational therapeutic style that is direct, transparent and empathic. Prior to focusing on my primary passion, taking care of patients and expanding access to treatment, I spent twenty years engaged in neuroscience research in academia and biotech. I am currently based in London, where I also see patients and supervise trainees within the NHS.

Connection to the arts

I have a background in classical violin and a longstanding interest in the performing and visual artists. As co-founder of Creatives Care, I have overseen consultations with hundreds of artists and lectured about mental health in the arts at leading institutions. In recent years, I have developed a particular interest in working with visual artists in the fine arts.

Professional background

Licensed in

• New Jersey
• New York

Education and credentials

• A.B., Neurobiology, Harvard University
• M.D., Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University
• Residency in adult psychiatry, Columbia University
• Research fellowship in mood and anxiety disorders, Columbia University