Dr. Ryan Powers

I'm a licensed psychiatrist practicing in New York. I work with adults navigating challenges — in their work, their relationships, and their sense of who they are — and I bring equal attention to the clinical and the personal.

I am experienced in treatments for depression, anxiety, insomnia, ADHD, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, life transitions and complex relational challenges. I also help patients pair down excessive medication regimens (ie de-prescribing).

I received my medical training from Dartmouth and completed residency at Mt. Sinai. I have completed additional training in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute and William Alanson White Institute.

I offer both psychodynamic psychotherapy and medication management. By keeping medications and therapy in the same room, we can understand symptoms in the broader context of your life rather than in isolation. If our work includes medications only, I seek to understand what the treatment means to you based on your distinctive history, proclivities, and goals.

I integrate modern neuroscience with psychodynamic techniques to provide care that is nuanced, personal, and rigorous. Over time, we disentangle the many threads driving symptoms, understanding not only what they are, but what they mean. This process brings both insight and relief. Medication may be one part of this process, but is rarely the whole of it.

An initial session usually begins with a thorough history, which often gives way to a more free-form conversation. I share my understanding and professional opinions directly and openly when I feel it advances your goals, though my tendency is to give as much space as possible for you to elaborate your thoughts, concerns, etc.