Women’s Mental Health

Reproductive Psychiatry is a growing field that supports women with psychiatric and emotional issues as they relate to times of hormonal and psychological change. Dr. Sacks is one of a handful of medical doctors in New York City who has received specialty fellowship training in this area of expertise. She is at ease treating women in all stages of the reproductive life-cycle from menses through pregnancy and menopause including:

-Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

-Infertility/IVF

-Psychiatric Treatment/Medications in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

-Bonding/Attachment

-Postpartum Depression

-Menopause 

Services:

-Comprehensive Diagnostic Consultation

-Expert Second Opinions

-Specialty Collaboration with other treatment providers

-Psychotherapy

-Psychopharmacology

-Couples Therapy

Areas of focus:

-Depression and Bipolar Disorder

-Anxiety Disorders

-Relationship and life transitions

-Career decisions and balance

-Reproductive Psychiatry

Therapy:

- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

-Supportive and Insight-Oriented

-Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic