Tam

Tam Kipnis, MSc

Psychoanalyst

“www.tamarkipnis.com Licensed Psychoanalyst Nationally Certified Psychoanalyst Licensed Creative Arts Therapist Board Certified Dance Movement Psychotherapist IFS-Internal Family Systems Therapist EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing”

About Me

I help individuals explore their inner world and navigate complex emotions. We gently uncover patterns, connecting with the body’s wisdom through dance movement psychotherapy. Alongside IFS and EMDR, this depth-oriented approach is ideal for lasting change. It suits those who find words insufficient, offering a safe space to process experiences. Clients can integrate all parts of themselves, moving towards greater self-understanding.

Approach

In sessions we attend to both movement and words, noticing how patterns that show up in conversations also live in your posture, breath, and everyday choices. We track feelings and repeated relationship habits across sessions, experimenting with small movement or reflective tasks you can try between meetings to test new ways of responding. Change often emerges as clearer choices in day-to-day life—different reactions to worry, grief, or old habits—experienced slowly and reflected on together. This way of working often fits people who want embodied, thoughtful exploration.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Psychoanalysis

    An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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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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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

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  • Chronic Illness

    A long-term health condition (e.g., diabetes, autoimmune disease, chronic pain) that persists over time and affects physical, emotional, and social well-being.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Identity Issues

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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Professional Title:

  • Psychoanalyst

    A therapist trained in psychoanalysis, an in-depth approach that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts.

Credentials

Registrations

American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA); LP

Psychoanalyst LCAT

Qualifications

Master of Science

Hunter College

Year: 1991

Service Areas

ONE BODY MIND

In-person & Online

New York, New York

United States

New York, United States