In-Person in Brooklyn, NY 11201
Online in New York
Our relationships—with partners, family, friends, and ourselves—shape so much of how we move through the world. I work with adults, adolescents, and couples navigating relationship challenges, anxiety, trauma, identity concerns, parenting, self-esteem, and life transitions. My approach is warm, relational, and insight-oriented, helping clients better understand longstanding patterns, deepen self-awareness, and create meaningful, lasting change. I have particular expertise in perinatal mental health, cultural identity and immigration, attachment, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP).
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Children, Teen, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: LGBTQ+, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Women clients.
Languages: english, turkish
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Focuses on strengthening emotional bonds in couples or families. It helps people identify negative cycles and create more secure connections.
- Integrative Therapy Combines techniques from multiple approaches into a customized plan. It adapts to each client’s unique situation and needs.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Combines low doses of ketamine with psychotherapy to treat depression, trauma, and anxiety. It can provide relief when other methods haven’t worked.
- Multicultural Therapy Acknowledges the role of culture, race, and identity in mental health. It values diversity and adapts treatment to each person’s background.
- Psychoanalytic Therapy Based on Freud’s theories, it explores unconscious conflicts and past experiences. It seeks to bring hidden issues into awareness.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Relational Psychotherapy Emphasizes the healing power of the therapist-client relationship. It uses trust and safety as a foundation for change.
Approach Description: My approach is warm, relational, and insight-oriented. I tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs, helping people better understand the emotional and relational patterns shaping how they move through life. My work is grounded in attachment and insight-oriented therapy while integrating mindfulness, somatic awareness, and practical tools when helpful. I aim to create a space where you feel deeply understood while also gently challenged toward growth.
I have specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and particular expertise in trauma, perinatal mental health, cultural identity and immigration-related concerns. I also offer psychedelic integration and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) for clients seeking support in making sense of psychedelic experiences or exploring deeper therapeutic work.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 300
- Out of Network
Education & Credentials
Cicek Erdem PhD
- Female
- License # 023874
- Licensed in New York
- Practicing Since 2014
Education: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, The New School for Social Research
B.A., Johns Hopkins University
Cicek Erdem Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Available Online for residents of New York
Many people seek therapy when they begin noticing patterns they no longer want to repeat—relationship struggles, persistent self-doubt, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or ways of coping that no longer feel workable. My approach is warm, relational, and insight-oriented. I believe meaningful change comes not only from symptom relief, but from better understanding the emotional and relationship patterns shaping how we move through life. I tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs and have particular expertise in trauma, perinatal mental health, couples therapy, cultural identity and immigration-related concerns, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). I also offer psychedelic integration for clients seeking support in making sense of psychedelic experiences or exploring deeper therapeutic work. In addition to private practice, I trained and worked in hospital psychiatry, college counseling, and community mental health settings across New York City. As a Turkish-American psychologist, I bring cultural humility and sensitivity to questions of identity, belonging, and navigating different cultural worlds.