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Elena Bauer, Psychoanalyst

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Eating disorders
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

Licensed psychoanalyst with 23 years of experience.

I work with people who struggle with high anxiety, self esteem and self worth issues, people who grew up in an emotionally toxic environment.
I have experience helping people who are or have been in a relationship with a narcissistic partner or who were part of an environment that made them feel suffocated and not being seen.
I have experience treating bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and other conditions.
Patients who were exposed to a emotionally toxic environment can feel how it freezes their emotional growth. Working on liberating one's psyche one realizes how resiliency sets in helping to brave inner toxicity daily. It's a quiet strength that appears as emotional growth proceeds.
I use a psychodynamic approach, I admire the work of Philip Bromberg, Donald Winnicott, Francoise Dolto, Paul Claude Racamier, Christopher Bollas. During a session I focus on identifying dynamics, if I may say so, they appear as emotional footprints. A patient who feels controlled by their emotions gradually acquires tools to manage and understand their suffering in order to obtain more emotional freedom.

Professional experience

24yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Eating disorders

Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Cancer, Codependency, Communication problems, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Expats, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired

Clinical approaches: Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

Languages

EnglishFrench

License information

NY Psychoanalyst 000641

Reviews

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Elena is compassionate and knowledgeable. She has helped me navigate my issues and her suggestions have worked extremely well for me.

Written on Nov 04, 2024 after therapy with Elena for 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues

Elena is super helpful with her skills of identifying the underlying layers of an issue, providing simple solutions and with providing emotional and symmpathetic support!

Written on Oct 13, 2024 after therapy with Elena for 4 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd


I'll never be able to express how much my therapy with Elena has changed my life. Elena not only has incredible skills, she's also passionate. Her listening, advice and approach to my traumas have allowed me to be a totally different person. Thank you Elena.

Written on Oct 06, 2024 after therapy with Elena for 8 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, and adhd

Elena is really a good listener and can provide great advice

Written on Sep 28, 2024 after therapy with Elena for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and adhd

She’s been great! i’ve been able to understand more things about myself through talking with elena and by doing this it’s a good start for me taking therapy.

Written on Aug 30, 2024 after therapy with Elena for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and self esteem

Elena is insightful and profound, she is the best therapist who instills mindfulness while being the most compassionate person ever. I’m so grateful to have her in my corner.

Written on Aug 13, 2024 after therapy with Elena for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts