About Dr. Paras...
I am a Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist, with over 40 years of clinical experience treating adults however my current work is also informed by child and adolescent training and work experiences. This gives me a good feel for the process of individual development, family issues and the life cycle.
I attended Stony Brook University for my medical studies. I completed an Internal Medicine Internship, a Psychiatric Residency at Yale University, and a Fellowship at Cornell-Columbia Psychiatry Program. I have been the Medical Director of both inpatient and outpatient programs. I am trained in psychodynamic therapy and family systems therapy, but generally my approach is eclectic, and in recent years I have become very involved in the use of other techniques to achieve ther desired goals more quickly.
In 2010, I began my current specialized solo practice, focusing exclusively on the issues facing women throughout the life cycle.
In the past four years, I have extended my therapeutic skills, by studying Ericksonian Hypnosis. I have successfully completed the Milton Erickson Intensive Training Program, and I am now a Certified Practitioner of The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. I have trained with Dr. Michael Yapko, Dr.Steven Lankton and Dr. David Reid.
Additionally, I have studied EMDR, and I am an EMDRIA approved therapist. I also completed Level One Ego State Therapy training with Wendy Lemke.
I am current in all aspects of pharmacotherapy, especially as it relates to women’s health.
I work collaboratively and respectfully with my patients. I believe that a clear working understanding of the treatment process and the goals of treatment is essential to a satisfactory treatment experience. Short periods of treatment, with periodic reassessment of goals and progress, is the model that I think is most helpful.
Together we will focus on your return to wellness, and your personal growth.
I trained in the bio-psychosocial model of psychiatry which is now called the Mind/Body model. I highly encourage the practice of meditation and lifestyle changes. My goal is to minimize the amount of medication that one need to return to a well balanced life by providing providing targeted psychotheray and encouraging the development of healthy lifestyle changes.
My Credentials:
Licensures- New York, Florida, So. Carolina & New Jersey. I currently accept new patients from all of these states except South Carolina.
Certificatiions: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; American Board of Clinical Hypnosis; EMDRIA approved therapist
Dea Registered in New York, and Florida. ( NOT CURRENTLY PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED MEDICATIONS - DUE TO THE PRACTICE BEING ENTIRELY TELEHEALTH and the dea not having finalized the regulations for such prescribing yet.
Memberships- APA, FPS-Florida Psychiatric Society, ASCH, EMDRIA, NJSCH, FSCH