"Feelings have their own kind of wisdom." - Nancy Mcwilliams
Have you experienced trauma and find yourself struggling with anger, irritability, anxiety, or feeling disconnected from others? PTSD can impact your emotions, relationships, and sense of control over your life. I specialize in working with men to understand and manage the effects of trauma, providing targeted therapy to help you process your experiences, regain a sense of stability, and move forward with confidence and connection.
Therapy For PTSD Can Improve:
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Irritability
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Hyper-vigilance
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Anxiety
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Lack of Motivation
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Relationships with Family
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Low Self-Esteem
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​Isolation
What is Psychotherapy For PTSD?
In our practice, therapy for PTSD can involve difference approaches depending on what works best for you. With CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), you'll learn practical tools to manage distressing thoughts, face traumatic memories in a safe way, and reduce avoidance so you can regain control over your life. If we take a more psychodynamic approach, we’ll explore how your past experiences shape your emotions, relationships, and reactions today, helping you process your trauma on a deeper level. Many people benefit from a mix of both—structured techniques to ease symptoms and deeper work to create lasting change.
Is Psychotherapy An Effective Treatment For PTSD?
Yes, PTSD can be treated effectively through a combination of evidence-based approaches, including insight-oriented techniques and exposure therapy. Insight-oriented techniques, such as psychodynamic therapy, help individuals explore the underlying emotional and relational patterns shaped by their trauma, fostering greater self-awareness and understanding of how the trauma affects their current behavior and relationships. Exposure therapy, on the other hand, focuses on gradually and safely confronting trauma-related memories, emotions, or situations to reduce avoidance and desensitize the emotional intensity of those triggers. Techniques like imaginal exposure, where clients recount the traumatic event in a safe environment, or in vivo exposure, where they engage with real-life reminders of the trauma, help reduce the fear response over time. Combining these approaches often provides both emotional insight and behavioral change, leading to significant relief from PTSD symptoms.
About Dr. Yedidya (Didi) Levy
I specialize in providing psychotherapy for adult men with PTSD in NYC and on zoom.
For nearly a decade, I've worked on developing expertise and honing my craft as a clinician specialized in men's issues. Men tend to have a unique experience of the world and a complex relationship with mental health. As a licensed psychologist trained in various modalities of psychotherapy, I've repeatedly witnessed the transformative power of insight, and the therapeutic relationship, even when it feels all hope is lost.
My experience is broad and deep. I am the assistant director of the college counseling center at Yeshiva University, and have worked extensively with adult men of all ages, and from all walks of life. I believe psychotherapy is a bespoke process, one in which the care and roadmap to change is highly individualized.
Through this exploration, we'll identify the patterns contributing to your current distress. We will develop insight into the ways these patterns are maintained, and we will effectively intervene to create lasting change.
Reach out for a consultation today to begin the process of living a freer and lighter existence.
Credentials
Education:
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B.A. in Psychology from Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv
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Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University Post, trained at the Brooklyn Veteran Affairs Hospital
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Postdoctoral Fellowship at Dr. Jonathan Small's Practice
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Dissertation: Men's Mental Health and Shame
Professional Experience:
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Assistant Director of Yeshiva University Men's Campus Counseling Center
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Founder of Alloy Psychotherapy
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Faculty at the Open Therapy Institute
Affiliations:
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Open Therapy Institute (OTI)
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American Psychological Association (APA)
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Assistant Director Yeshiva University Counseling Center
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Working With Us
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Schedule A Call
Reach out to schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation with a member our clinical team​.
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Free Consultation
In the consultation you'll share what you are looking to work on in therapy with us and any preferences you might have.
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Beginning The Work
We will then connect you to one of our therapists and the work can begin.