Why do Humans Have So Many Problems?
The answer is that your brain has a mind of its own. It is doing its best to try to keep you safe, but often comes up with the wrong answer. The better you understand why...
Dr Jeffery Smith
Board Certified Psychiatrist
“I help high functioning individuals and families navigate their most challenging passages in English and French.”
About Me
As a Medical Doctor, I understand the unique pressures high-functioning individuals and families face. I partner with you to navigate life’s most challenging passages, offering a clear, collaborative approach. We develop tailored strategies for managing complex situations, helping you move through transitions with renewed clarity and resilience. Sessions, available in English or French, are a space to explore options and build practical tools. Clients value my rigorous yet compassionate guidance for finding a way forward.
Approach
At moments of complex transition I help clients break decisions into clear, time-bound actions, balancing empathy with measurable steps. From my Scarsdale office and via telehealth, I offer structured, paced sessions in both languages to suit busy lives—brief check-ins, deeper work, and practical homework. I use clinical assessment alongside coaching-style planning and targeted skills practice, regularly reviewing outcomes to adjust course. Adults, couples and adolescents facing career shifts, relationship strain or recovery tend to find this focused, accountable collaboration helpful.
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Basic Information
Services
Consultation, Second opinion, Psychotherapy for complex cases.
Services Offered:
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Coaching
A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.
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Consultation
An initial meeting with a therapist to discuss concerns, ask questions, and determine whether they are the right fit.
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Psychiatry
A branch of medicine specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions, including the prescribing of medication.
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Psychotherapy
In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.
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Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Couples
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Addiction
A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.
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Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.
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Trauma
The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Young Adult Issues
The unique psychological challenges of emerging adulthood (18–25), including identity formation, independence, relationship navigation, and finding direction.
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Professional Title:
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Board Certified Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist who has passed board examinations confirming specialist competence in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions, including prescribing medication.
Qualifications
University of California, Los Angeles
Registrations
New York State Department of Health
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