About Dr. Barchilon

Dr. Debora E. Barchilon is a board-certified psychiatrist in New York City specializing in all aspects of mental health and wellness. Her training in psychiatry spans some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world, including the University of Buenos Aires, University of Paris V Rene Descartes, and North Shore University Hospital, Cornell Medical School in the USA.

Dr. Barchilon combines the use of cutting-edge, science-based pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders, always mindful of the complexities that each individual presents.

In close collaboration with her patients and their families, she creates treatment plans that seek not only to address the presenting concern, but also help the individual to achieve their best potential. Dr. Barchilon carries out a thorough and on-going evaluation of her patients that always involve looking into potential organic reasons for the emotional expression of a given psychiatric disorder. In that context, she consults with other specialists to rule out and treat if necessary, any interceding medical condition that may coexist or participate in the manifestation of an emotional state or psychiatric diagnosis.

Dr. Barchilon has received extensive training in psychotherapy and applies different theories of the mind to create an eclectic approach to address the diverse needs of her consulting patients. Through her fourty years of experience and exposure to multiple schools of thought in her field, Dr. Barchilon has perfected her skills and gained expertise in a variety of areas in her specialty, including but not limited to Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, Reproductive Psychiatry, ADHD, Eating and Personality Disorders.

Dr. Barchilon provides services to individual patients, couples and families. She has been a presenting speaker on various topics including those pertaining to female sexuality, coping with cancer, as well as child and adolescent depression.

Dr. Barchilon is fluent and conducts treatment in English, French and Spanish.