Ilana Simons

Therapist

PsyD

Female

I am a filmmaker and painter, which informs the way I practice therapy.  I see therapy as the chance to do what art does: to try a new format, to dare to trust it, to nurture something new until it lives. Therapy relies on the patience we have to see each other and the courage to try something surprising. I have PhDs in both literature and psychology and have taught literature and writing at NYU and The New School. I use a Jungian lens. I come to therapy with a Jungian lens, which means using tools like parts work, with a focus on play. I am queer-affirming and supportive, working to bring out your sense of possibility. A greater awareness of your style of relating, a greater sense of freedom.

About Ilana Simons

Top Specialties

ADHD Anger Management Anxiety Bipolar Disorder Depression Family Conflict Gender identity Grief LGBTQ+ Mental Health Men's Mental Health Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Peer Relationships Stress Trauma and PTSD Women's Mental Health

Treatment Methods

Attachment-based Humanistic Internal Family Systems (IFS) Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Psychoanalytic Psychodynamic Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)

Ages Treated

Middle Age (40 - 64) Older Adult (65+) Young Adult (18-39)

Languages Spoken

English

Practice/Network Information

Headway

1054 Amoroso Place. Venice, CA

License Information

PsyD

Insurance and Fees

Insurance or Payments Accepted

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Aetna Anthem Cigna Highmark Optum

Available In

New York

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