Leslie Karen Deutsch, lcsw

I’m a  psychotherapist with a practice on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I see patients in individual therapy as well as in groups and couples or family therapy. Over the years I’ve moved more and more toward an integrative approach to psychological healing.  As a social worker who is trained as a psychoanalyst, talk therapy is the mainstay of my work. However, I’ve learned that some pain cannot be relieved by words and understanding alone. So I encourage patients to explore other therapeutic approaches, including mindfulness meditation, MBSR or mindfulness based stress reduction therapy and hypnotherapy, and yoga. I also work with  ‘Garfield,’ my partner in pet-assisted therapy. You may want to learn more about me by visiting my profile at www.psychologytoday.com.