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To help people experience psychological and emotional change in their lives
Meditation & EMDR
To help people experience psychological and emotional change in their lives
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To help people experience psychological and emotional change in their lives
I am a psychiatrist who provides psychotherapy. So there’s no reason to find a separate psychotherapist in New York or any other state you’re in in the United States. However, Dr. Datta is also willing to work with your psychotherapist if you choose to continue with yours. Dr. Datta is also licensed to practice in other states, such as New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, and Illinois.
- Dr. Datta is a psychiatrist who provides medication management along with a variety of talk therapies, written below. In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Datta also provides life coaching and family and couple therapy.
Dr. Datta started his psychiatry and nuanced psychotherapy practice in NYC but expanded it to other cities in the United States.
- Dr. Datta practices the following types of adult psychotherapy in New York, Chicago, Florida,North Carolina and New Jersey:
- Dr. Datta treats mood disorders, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma and loss, among other conditions (see What’s Treated).
- Dr. Datta also teaches guided meditations, visualization exercises and EMDR based on your specific life experiences. Dr. Datta customizes these meditations based on your traumas, losses, Neglect, misunderstandings, and what negativities you need to let go of.
Types of psychotherapy offered and advantages of psychotherapy treatment
- Motivational interviewing therapy
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Life Coaching
- Meditation/ EMDR
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): CBT is a goal-oriented psychotherapy that helps you accomplish your goals. In CBT, we uncover core and intermediate beliefs that might be holding you back or sabotaging your results. Then we take a step-by-step strategic approach to solve the problem in a practical way. Dr. Datta tries to help you accomplish this in the fewest possible sessions. People come to see Dr. Datta for CBT and other psychotherapeutic treatment after they have completed self-improvement expos and seminars when they want to be more serious about their individual growth. Dr. Datta started practicing CBT in NYC and the State of New York but expanded his practice to New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, and Illinois.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): DBT is used to treat individuals with traits like narcissistic, borderline, or histrionic personality disorders, to name a few. Dr. Datta helps his patients understand their feelings to realize how they are becoming triggered and what causes their impulsivity. Dr. Datta derives lessons from the work of Marsha Linehan and Nancy McWilliams. People who develop a personality disorder have difficulty maintaining a relationship or even a job. Perhaps they lacked the nourishment, love, and guidance they needed growing up, which made them feel and perceive people and their world in a different way. Some say that personality disorder can’t be cured and that it’s permanent.
Rather, Dr. Datta believes in neuroplasticity—that the heart and mind are always changing. With the right confidant, the right therapist and the right doctor, individuals can develop the insight to overcome these traumas and slights. This reframing of the mind takes consistency, dedication and time, but Dr. Datta believes healing is possible. Dr. Datta trained in DBT at the Center for Intensive Treatment for Personality Disorders (CITPD) in NYC; currently a department within Mount Sinai West in NYC. This was one of the best institutions for psychiatrists and psychotherapists to train at. In addition to having a medical license in the State of New York, Dr. Datta expanded his practice to New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, and Illinois.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT is a goal-oriented therapy. CBT does uncover core beliefs and intermediate beliefs – these are things we believe deep down that can sabotage us – that is the deeper part of CBT – you can see that it shares an aspect with psychodynamics psychotherapy because there is some unconscious digging. However the goal oriented aspect of CBT is a combination of life coaching, career coaching and psychotherapy. We see what’s keeping you from accomplishing your goals, establish step by step checkpoints and take steps to achieve them. Traditional CBT follows exercises that are done from a manual or workbook. The CBT workbook has scientifically based exercises you can complete in order to have a more concrete understanding of your goals. People sometimes attend big conferences or seminars in order to accomplish their goals. When they want to become serious about their individual growth, then they will come to a practice like this and focus on the unconscious/practical endeavor to become the best, most efficient and content version of themselves.
Motivational Interviewing Therapy:
A type of talk therapy used in substance abuse and addictions. This can be applied to both behavioral and drug addiction. Motivational interviewing can help change negative, maladaptive and self-sabotaging behavior patterns while keeping you focused on accomplishing your goals.
Family Therapy (Relationships)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7001353/–
Dr. Datta uses techniques from the Ackerman and Gottman Institutes of Family and Couples Therapy. Individual patients can talk about their families. We are part and parcel of our family and ancestors whether we like it or not. We inevitably inherit some qualities from them. We also need to separate and individuate in a healthy psychological and emotional way to become our own person (based on the works of Separation and Individuation by psychologist Margaret Mahler). However, we can choose to make different choices. The journey of overcoming certain maladaptive behaviors is to understand one’s family first.
We must understand where we came from in order to grow from it. Dr Datta uses a variety of techniques to help his patients understand where they came from. It’s important to learn to take the valuable lessons that benefit us and to surrender / let go of the lessons that do not. Dr Datta helps families understand where the values are different, where individuals are independent – and there can be a harmonious balance between the two.
Family and a couple therapy skills also translate into teaching groups, teams and co-workers how to be productive together. Dr Datta does team building activities with sports teams and companies. Understanding your family and your partner’s family helps in couples therapy as well.
Couples Therapy:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK253321/
Not on the same page? We discuss communication techniques to get you and your partner listening and understanding one another. Every individual has their own unique love language and style of communication, and it takes patience and understanding from both parties to learn and adapt to each other’s ways of communicating; and in order to facilitate this, Dr. Datta uses the speaker listener technique, which is a great way to understand and communicate with your partner or loved one.
Dr Datta helps couples of interracial and interfaith backgrounds find a common ground of faith and beliefs in their household. However, you do not need to be an interracial or interfaith couple to see Dr Datta.
Even if you are an individual patient, feel free to share your questions about your relationship with Dr Datta. Dr. Datta also helps individuals who are trying to start a relationship for the first time or getting back into a relationship after separation or divorce.
Dr Datta uses Ackerman and Gottman Institutes of Family and Couples Therapy. Individual patients do not necessarily need to bring in their partner to receive these techniques (it is not required).
Life Coaching and Counseling
Many people prefer seeing a Life Coach or a Counselor. People are afraid to see a “Shrink.” Many people think, “No, that’s for crazy people.” What makes a Psychiatrist special in providing Life Coaching or Counseling is that they are trained to see through your eyes and put themselves in your shoes – and provide objective feedback.
There is a very specific training process that Psychiatrists and Therapists endure to be able to provide this. Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists undergo their own psychoanalysis in order to provide objective feedback to patients. This is on top of the residency, fellowships and years of practice and experience. Life Coaches have lots of practical experience, which is respectable. Some say that the Life Coach has more “street smarts” or “practical knowledge” than the “book smart” Psychiatrist. These statements are all true.
Dr. Datta founded his practice to provide both these services. Psychiatrists don’t need to be in an academic ivory tower and the Life Coach can guide you in becoming more successful as well as have an unconscious vision.
Customized Meditations
Dr. Datta can provide anywhere from one to a series of breathing meditations based on your daily life and stressors.
– EMDR is added to this technique – patients are taught this in session. This is just a brief overview of Meditation.
- Meditation is usually not done in the initial session because most patients want to discuss their life story and arrive at a treatment plan in the 1st session. Dr. Datta gets a chance to hear your life story before he can create a customized meditation for you. Meditation is done in subsequent sessions so that Dr. Datta can utilize your life story to create a custom meditation for you.
- However, Meditation can be learned in the first session if you and Dr. Datta plan it into your appointment (this must be discussed with Dr Datta prior to the appointment).
- It is good to plan ahead and let Dr. Datta know that you would like to learn meditation during your subsequent session. Dr. Datta may also suggest it if he thinks it will help you. It may be difficult to squeeze 15-20 minutes of meditation when medication management and psychotherapy is also taking place within the session.
- There are also 5 min or 10 min meditations that are done. To make the best use of your time, it’s better to discuss that you will be doing meditation in a subsequent session so that Dr. Datta can plan ahead and manage the session time effectively. So you can get the most out of your time.
- The breathing meditation is based on 3 aspects:
- Deeper and more restful breathing. Once we close our eyes (sensory deprivation), breathe more slowly and deeply (lower respiratory rate), we start to mimic the effect of sleep. Our brain waves change and we begin to access a different part of our consciousness. If we hold this technique then we sink deeper and deeper into our consciousness.
- A rhythm/count is introduced which anchors the breath, basically reminding you to breathe more deeply.
- You are guided through a customized meditation or visualization exercise. It is based on your daily life stressors and how to learn from it and surrender to it.
- This is not yoga. However, you can apply these techniques in your yoga practice.
- Visualization exercises. You may have heard of a boxer/fighter or athlete talking about doing a visualization technique before performing their game, match or meet. Utilizing the imagination or visualization is an important part of meditation. This imagery is important in changing your state of consciousness. Dr. Datta may present different visualization exercises in your meditation process. By silently breathing deeply to a rhythm and visualizing an image can change your consciousness. This has become a lost art form and can be very powerful in behavior change if reinforced and done on a daily basis. Dr. Datta can customize visualization exercises for you based on your specific needs to help change behavior and improve character. It allows for a more significant psychotherapy experience.
- Research has shown that even new meditators can reduce their anger and reactivity. Meditation works well in conjunction with talk therapy to help resolve unconscious conflict. These studies have also shown that those who meditate daily with consistency are able to let go of stubborn ruminations that they have been holding on to. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5742755/
- Meditation has existed for millennia. It has gained mainstream attention partly due to evidence-based scientific research backing its effectiveness.
Dr. Datta has obtained additional training to recommend natural/over the counter/non-allopathic medications to be used alone or with your medications to optimize your medications and diminish side effects. The following conditions have been successfully treated with this method.
- Depression
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- OCD
- PTSD
- Cannabis Use Disorder
- Sleep/Insomnia
- Impulsivity/Anger Management
Dr. Datta is happy to clarify these methods and share the research as well. Dr. Datta neither endorses, nor is he compensated by any pharmaceutical company or private supplement company.
Lead Psychiatrist, Owner
Arnab Datta, MD
Dr. Datta is board certified in Adult Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. He received his residency and fellowship training in New York City. Dr. Datta was the medical director of addiction services at St Joseph Hospital in Yonkers New York for 5 consecutive years (from 2016-2021) – where he started a suboxone and vivitrol program to treat substance abuse. Currently, he’s the medical director of 3 clinics in NYC; Revcore, Silverlake and GMHC. However, he also practices in the states of New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois as well as New York.
This is Dr. Datta’s private practice where he provides comprehensive care in medication management, psychotherapy, family and couples therapy, addiction treatments and meditation techniques from the comfort of your own home. If you feel Dr. Datta can help you, call at any time to schedule a free discovery call. We will answer questions about the practice and regarding the fees.
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
FAQ's
Cognitive means the mind. Behavioral means the way we act in the world. When you put these two words together, CBT is a therapy where you discover what is getting in the way of accomplishing some of your goals. First, CBT does some unconscious exploration and finds out what kind of core beliefs (limiting beliefs) might be getting in your way. So there’s some psychodynamic psychotherapy in CBT, since there’s some exploration of your unconscious mind or blind spot. Second, after identifying these negative thoughts, patients are taught to reframe these negative thought patterns into more positive ones. Basically, how to not let these negativities bog us down from moving forward. Finally, CBT is based on developing skills to reframe, adapt and adjust these negative thinking patterns into more positive ones and integrate them into your daily routine so they become second nature. Dr. Datta also integrates life-coaching into CBT to make it more goal-oriented. The reason for this is that some people still have a negative stigma when it comes to the word psychotherapy. They say, “I’m not crazy; I don’t need that.” We all need someone to talk to and someone who can understand our emotional burdens. Life coaching involves CBT because, in life coaching, the provider needs to explore the blind spot of the patient to discover how the patient is getting in their own way. This is a psychodynamic psychotherapy or CBT technique, in and of itself. The provider explores what the patient might not know about themselves. There’s already a lot of CBT in life coaching; the term is just not used.
If you are getting stuck in a certain area of your personal or professional life and you’re confused about why, why do you keep getting fired from jobs? Why do you keep being unsuccessful in relationships, whether starting one or failing one? You are not crazy or sick if any of these things are happening to you, because these things happen to everyone. I’m sorry that this paragraph might sound negative, but this happens to all of us at certain times in our lives. We need a professional who can see both our conscious and unconscious minds to help us get out of our own way. We need a professional to direct us to being a better version of ourselves. There’s no shame in admitting that we need help in this practical sort of way. If we don’t, then we don’t really change in life. If we don’t, then we don’t evolve as people. Sure, we are the best people to know ourselves. However, since we are emotionally involved with certain things in our lives, whether it’s a job, a relationship or another endeavor, it is difficult for us to objectively see how we are sabotaging ourselves. Since we’re emotionally involved, we have a tough time letting that negativity go. In addition to providing psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, Dr. Datta also integrates life coaching to make this therapy even more practical. Dr. Datta also integrates customized meditation and EMDR exercises, so you can practice these things on a daily basis and let these negative qualities go.
Psychotherapy, whether it’s psychodynamic or CBT, should be done for at least 6–9 months. If one goes to a psychotherapist just for free visits, it’s not enough. A psychiatrist or psychotherapist is just a person who needs to understand another person (the patient), which takes time. It’s good if the provider can see both the conscious mind and the unconscious mind of the patient sooner rather than later. However, this is not how psychiatrists and therapists are traditionally taught. These providers are taught to listen first and provide interpretations later. An interpretation of what the provider thinks is going on with you from a conscious and unconscious perspective, and it also might include things in your blind spot that you don’t see yourself. Also, Behavior change takes time. Even if a patient was dedicated to changing a certain maladaptive behavior on a daily basis, they would need to be dedicated to it for at least 2 months to see any change. Then the patient would need to be consistent and dedicated to changing that behavior with the provider’s guidance for a few more months. People who quit after three weeks quit before they even started.
DBT is helpful for people who are suffering from some type of personality disorder. The most common personality disorders are borderline and narcissistic. We all have these personality traits; the most important nuance is to what degree of severity and impairment. If it’s impairing one’s ability to have a relationship or put food on the table in terms of a job, then we have something to talk about.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavioral therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Family and couple therapy.
CBT is a goal-oriented psychotherapy. We have to uncover some things in the unconscious mind, such as core beliefs and intermediate beliefs, to see how you’re getting in your own way. Then we take a strategic, practical approach to achieving your goal. CBT is often a combination of psychodynamic psychotherapy, goal-oriented treatment, and life coaching.
When you want to uncover why you’re getting stuck in a certain part of your life, How you might be sabotaging yourself in a certain part of your life and how you could get past this and accomplish a goal that you want.
The rate-limiting factor is always how much the patient is able to implement the feedback given to them. Each session is like a piano lesson; the piano student must practice the piano when they get home, otherwise they won’t get better. A lot of people think psychotherapy doesn’t work because all they do is come to the session. There are intricate ways in which Dr. Datta will help you practice what is discussed in each session.
DBT is helpful for people who are suffering from some type of personality disorder. The most common personality disorders are borderline and narcissistic. We all have these personality traits; the most important nuance is to what degree of severity and impairment. If it’s impairing one’s ability to have a relationship or put food on the table in terms of a job, then we have something to talk about.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and family and couples therapy.
