Licensed Clinical Psychologist | Individual, Parenting & Couples Therapist
Dr. Karen Wachtel is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals, parents, and couples through life’s challenges and transitions. She provides a warm, collaborative, and practical approach, helping clients better understand their experiences and make meaningful, manageable changes.
Dr. Wachtel works with individuals navigating anxiety, relationship stress, life transitions, low mood, and identity shifts. She has particular expertise supporting women through pregnancy and early parenthood, helping clients gain clarity and take actionable steps to reduce distress and move forward with greater confidence.
Dr. Wachtel specializes in:
- Anxiety and life transitions
- Parenting support and early childhood concerns
- Pregnancy, postpartum, and identity shifts
- Relationship stress and couples work
Her early career included research in child development and parent-child relationships, which continues to inform her work with families. She partners closely with parents of young children to better understand their child’s needs and develop practical, low-stress strategies to support emotional and behavioral challenges in a way that feels manageable and effective.
Dr. Wachtel also works with couples, particularly those navigating the transition to parenthood and the evolving demands of family life. She helps partners improve communication, manage conflict, and reconnect as a team.
Her approach is empathic, direct, and grounded in evidence-based practices. She is committed to ongoing professional development and has completed advanced training in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), a parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety.
Please contact us to schedule a complimentary consultation.
914-288-5259 | Send Email