Jeffery

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

In-person & Online

Services

Consultation, Second opinion, Psychotherapy for complex cases.

Services Offered:

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Consultation

    An initial meeting with a therapist to discuss concerns, ask questions, and determine whether they are the right fit.

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • Board Certified Psychiatrist

    A psychiatrist who has passed board examinations confirming specialist competence in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions, including prescribing medication.

Credentials

Registrations

New York State Department of Health

Physician

Qualifications

University of California, Los Angeles

Service Areas

Jeffery Smith MD

In-person & Online

Westchester County

Scarsdale, New York

United States