Kavin Fatehchand MD

PTSD & trauma psychiatrist, New York City

PTSD & Trauma Psychiatrist in NYC

Treatment for PTSD and complex trauma on the Upper West Side and at Union Square.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD, on a New York City street.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD

MD-PhD psychiatrist in New York

The past that keeps arriving uninvited — in your body, your sleep, your reactions to people you love.

  • Adults & Teens
  • Therapy + meds, one doctor
  • Two Manhattan offices
Or Call (917) 300-8998
Training & Credentials
NYPPsychiatry ResidencyNYP-Columbia
Columbia University shieldInstructor in PsychiatryColumbia University
The Ohio State University logoMD & PhDOhio State
Dr. Caroline FuPartner PracticeCaroline Fu Psychiatry
Insurance & ReimbursementPlease note that our clinic does not accept insurance. We are out-of-network.
Trauma Care

Paced to What You Can Carry

Trauma treatment in Union Square and the Upper West Side, from a psychiatrist providing both psychotherapy and medication decisions in one relationship.

Pushing too fast can flood you, and moving too slow can leave you stuck. Where's the pace that fits you?

Guidelines put trauma-focused psychotherapy first, ahead of medication.

In my practice, I provide both therapy and medication. At my clinic, the person adjusting your med regimen knows your full story.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD, on a New York brownstone stoop.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD

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Visits & Fees
Transparent fees$1,000 initial evaluation $750 hour-long follow-up $500 medication visit
Out of NetworkWe are not contracted with any health insurance providers
Superbills providedMany PPO plans reimburse 60–80% of their allowed amount after your deductible
Caroline Fu Psychiatry is a Group Practice with Offices in New York & Boston

My Colleagues and I Teach at Harvard & Columbia

Dr. Kavin's clinic is a branch of Caroline Fu Psychiatry. We are a physician-owned group practice with offices in New York & Boston.

Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD

New York City

Instructor in Psychiatry, Columbia

Dr. Caroline Fu, DO

Boston & NYC

Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard

Dr. Victor Cohen, MD

Boston

Harvard-trained adult psychiatrist

How I Work With Trauma

Three Things That Change How This Goes

Paced to what you can actually tolerate — never flooded, never rushed.

Pacing means matching intensity to what you can carry. That is not postponing the work.

PTSD medication management is narrow by design. Medicine when it earns its place, not a pill for every symptom.

Benzodiazepines are not recommended for PTSD. I don't prescribe them for it.

I trained in psychotherapy during my psychiatry residency at Columbia, and weekly talk therapy is the center of my practice, not an add-on.

Medication decisions are informed by what happens in session. No split care, no handoffs.

Your First Visit

What to expect during your first visit with me

Headshot of a South Asian Man

A concierge evaluation is different than what you’ve experienced at a psychiatry office, before. We have 90 minutes to discuss your history, and who you are as a person. It’s the first step towards developing a genuine relationship.

I spend the first session on the big picture:

1) Who are you? I want to know the whole person sitting in front of me — not a symptom list, but your work, your relationships, your family, and your identity.

2) What’s happening in your life right now that’s causing you to seek help? And why now? What changed?

3) What have you already tried, and where did previous treatments stall out? That history is data, not failure. Bring records and medication lists if you have them — or just bring your story.

This is a plan we built together, not a script and a follow-up in three months.

My first priority is to get you started with expert psychotherapy. When medication seems like a good option, I provide psycho-education and we decide on a course together. And if you arrive already carrying several prescriptions, we go slowly — understand the drivers first, then peel back rather than pile on.

The ultimate goal is “fewer medications, thoughtfully chosen.”

What I Sit With

These are situations inside a life — not labels to slot you into.

Trauma that still shapes the present

Insomnia with depression or trauma

Hypervigilance and startle

Anxiety that won’t quiet down

Trauma, ADHD, substance use together

Relationship patterns that keep repeating

Trauma carried by LGBTQ patients

High-functioning professionals

The long medication list

When prior treatment hasn't worked

Making sense of your own story

My Office Locations in New York

Questions Patients Bring About Trauma

Reach Out To Learn More

Maybe you have been searching for a psychiatrist for trauma and want a fresh set of eyes — a real second opinion on a regimen that has grown long. "I'm scared to go to bed because I know I won't sleep" — I hear this often, and it makes sense that the night starts to feel like a threat. I'd rather understand what's driving your symptoms before reaching for a prescription.

Any of those is a good reason to reach out. If you are curious, let's talk — I see patients here in New York City.

Trauma and depression travel together. If depression is the louder problem, start with depression treatment in NYC or with general psychiatry in NYC.

Prefer to talk? Call 917-300-8998

This is not an emergency practice. If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911, or call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

About the Doctor

About Dr. Kavin Fatehchand

A trauma psychiatrist who spent years asking what drives a disease — now asking the same about you.

I'm Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD — a psychiatrist in New York. Before psychiatry, my doctoral research was in cancer immunology, where I spent years asking what actually drives a disease. I ask the same question about symptoms: what's driving this — biology, trauma, the systems you live in? That question shapes how I prescribe, which is less-is-more — understand the drivers, then peel back rather than keep adding.

I'm a queer, South Asian physician, and I say so plainly because I want you to know who's sitting across from you. Representation is the first step — never an assumption about your story. I formulate out loud, telling you what I'm thinking so we can make sense of it together.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD — psychiatrist, New York City. Last reviewed August 2026.

If you're curious, let's talk
Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD, outdoors in New York.
Trauma, honestly

Two things can be true at once

PTSD is treatable. I won't promise a cure, and no honest clinician will.

Less is more. We start by making sense of the story, together — then decide what belongs in the plan.