Locations

New York

In-person care for adolescents and adults in New York City and the surrounding region, with telehealth follow-up anywhere in New York State.

Visits take place in a quiet, private room that feels more like a study than a clinic, with no shared waiting area and appointments spaced so no one is rushed. Rating scales and forms are completed before you arrive, so the time in the room is spent talking.

Personalized care

The practice is deliberately small: the same physician at every visit, a clear plan in writing, and a reply to messages within one business day. No two plans here look alike, because they are built around you rather than a diagnosis:

We start with your story

A 60-to-90-minute first visit: what brought you in, what has and hasn’t helped, how you sleep, what you drink or use, and what you want to be different. For young people, parents and, with permission, teachers and therapists add their view.

Diagnosis is a starting point, not a label

Two people with “depression” may need very different things: one has sleep apnea, another drinks to fall asleep, a third has unrecognized ADHD. We look for what drives the symptoms, not only what to call them.

Treatment fits your life

Medication choices account for your other conditions, schedule, and preferences; therapy matches what you have time and appetite for. Nothing is prescribed by default.

We measure, then adjust

Brief rating scales between visits mean changes rest on how you are actually doing. If something is not working, we change it.

One doctor, both cities

In New York, in Washington, DC, or by video, you see the same physician, and care coordinates with your therapist, primary care doctor, pediatrician, or school.

Services offered in New York

• Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation (child, adolescent, and adult)
• Medication management and second-opinion consultations
• Addiction psychiatry, confidential, including medications for alcohol, opioid, and nicotine use disorders
• Sleep and circadian rhythm assessment, including mobile actigraphy when indicated
• Perimenopausal assessment and treatment, including hormonal and non-hormonal options
• Coordination with therapists, pediatricians, and schools
• Telehealth follow-up for established patients in New York State

Areas served from the New York office

Adolescents and adults from across the city and the Nassau County line: Glen Oaks and Floral Park (11004, 11001), New Hyde Park and Bellerose, the rest of Queens (Bayside, Forest Hills, Flushing, Astoria, Long Island City), Manhattan, and Brooklyn (Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg). Established patients anywhere in New York State can follow up by video.

Looking for a psychiatrist in Queens, Manhattan, or Brooklyn who treats ADHD, anxiety, depression, insomnia, addiction, or perimenopausal mood, and who also sees teenagers? Request an appointment or call (310) 598-1229.

Dr. Giddens also practices in Washington, DC.