Psychiatry and Psychotherapyfor Flatiron and Chelsea
When achievement, creativity, relationships, or daily structure become harder to sustain, the underlying clinical picture may be more complicated than stress alone.
The Sheppe Group is a psychiatrist-led practice near Grand Central in Midtown Manhattan, serving adolescents, emerging adults, adults, parents, and families from Flatiron and Chelsea. Care may include complex clinical evaluation, psychodynamic psychotherapy, medication consultation, personality assessment and development, family consultation, transference-focused psychotherapy, and coordination with existing clinicians or treatment teams.
Care for people carrying a great dealwithout a clear explanation.
People from Flatiron and Chelsea may seek care while still appearing productive, creative, socially connected, or professionally successful. Anxiety, depression, attention problems, trauma, emotional instability, perfectionism, medication concerns, or recurring relationship patterns can remain difficult to recognize when day-to-day responsibilities are still being met.
The Sheppe Group considers how symptoms interact with development, personality functioning, work or academic demands, identity, relationships, family systems, sleep, medical and medication history, previous treatment, risk, and strengths. The goal is not to reduce every difficulty to work pressure or a single diagnosis.
A consultation helps determine which question needs an answer and which treatment structure is likely to be useful. The recommendation may involve psychiatric evaluation, psychotherapy, medication review, personality assessment, family consultation, coordination with current clinicians, or referral to another setting when appropriate.
When outward momentum no longer reflects what is happening underneath.
A consultation may be useful when high performance, crowded schedules, or repeated attempts at treatment make it difficult to identify what is actually driving the problem.
Responsibilities are being met, but the effort required has become increasingly difficult to maintain.
Continued productivity does not rule out depression, anxiety, trauma, emotional dysregulation, or significant interpersonal distress.
Burnout, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and personality patterns can look similar from the outside.
A careful formulation examines timing, context, development, relationships, sleep, medical factors, and treatment response before deciding which explanation should guide care.
Recurring conflict or instability is affecting how a person understands themselves and relates to others.
Personality-focused assessment or psychotherapy may help clarify patterns in identity, self-esteem, emotional regulation, attachment, boundaries, and response to stress.
Several providers or approaches are involved without one coherent clinical direction.
Consultation can clarify the purpose of each treatment, identify missing information, and determine whether coordination, a revised formulation, or a different level of care is needed.
Services selected for thequestion behind the symptoms.
This page emphasizes high-functioning distress, diagnostic overlap, relationship patterns, and treatment coordination. The full specialty and condition pages provide deeper information about each area of care.
Specialties
Integrated Psychiatry & PsychotherapyFor care that connects psychiatric evaluation, psychotherapy, medication decisions, and the patient’s broader life context.
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Complex Clinical EvaluationFor overlapping symptoms, changing diagnoses, partial treatment response, or a plan that no longer fits the full presentation.
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Personality Assessment & DevelopmentFor understanding recurring patterns in identity, relationships, emotional regulation, coping, and response to treatment.
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Transference-Focused PsychotherapyFor structured personality-focused psychotherapy that examines patterns as they emerge in the therapeutic relationship.
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Family ConsultationFor clarifying family roles, communication, boundaries, safety, and participation in a larger treatment plan.
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Adolescents & Emerging AdultsFor developmentally informed care involving school, college, identity, family relationships, risk, and growing independence.
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Failure to LaunchFor difficulty moving toward adult roles, education, work, responsibility, or independent living.
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Conditions We Help Clarify
Separate the immediate strain from the pattern that needs treatment.
The consultation process identifies what changed, what has persisted across settings, and which intervention is most likely to address the underlying clinical question.
Identify what has become difficult and why consultation is being sought now.
The first discussion reviews symptoms, functioning, recent changes, previous treatment, urgency, goals, and whether The Sheppe Group is an appropriate setting for the concern.
Connect the present problem with development, personality, relationships, and prior care.
The evaluation may consider diagnosis, identity, family systems, trauma, work or school demands, medical and medication history, risk, strengths, and response to earlier treatment.
Choose the next step that best fits the formulation.
Recommendations may involve psychotherapy, medication consultation, personality assessment, family work, coordination with current clinicians, or a different level or setting of care.
From Flatiron and Chelseato Midtown Manhattan.
The Sheppe Group is located at 122 East 42nd Street, 32nd Floor, near Grand Central. The practice does not have an office in Flatiron or Chelsea. Patients may reach the Midtown office through north-south subway connections, crosstown routes, taxi, or rideshare. Travel conditions can vary, so additional time should be considered before an appointment.
122 East 42nd Street, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10168
Flatiron District, Chelsea, NoMad, Union Square, West Chelsea, and nearby neighborhoods.
The practice provides scheduled outpatient care and is not an emergency or crisis service.
Telehealth may offer another format when it is clinically appropriate.
Telehealth may be available when clinically appropriate and legally permitted for the patient’s location. Suitability depends on diagnosis, safety, privacy, complexity, family participation, and whether remote care provides an adequate treatment setting.
Psychiatry and psychology within oneformulation-focused practice.
Provider fit depends on the patient’s age, the clinical question, and whether the primary need involves psychiatric evaluation, psychotherapy, medication consultation, personality assessment, family participation, or coordination with existing clinicians.
Alexander H. Sheppe, MD, FAPA, DFAACAP
Dr. Sheppe works with adolescents and adults through complex clinical evaluation, psychodynamic psychotherapy, medication consultation, personality-focused assessment, family consultation, and coordinated treatment planning.
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Aliza Spruch-Feiner, PhD
Dr. Spruch-Feiner provides diagnostic and personality assessment and feedback, individual, couples, and family psychotherapy, and coordinated treatment for adults and adolescents from Flatiron and Chelsea.
The Sheppe Group Testimonials
“His guidance is much appreciated.”
MM · Zocdoc review · Read source“Very helpful! Great experience!”
Amy A. · Zocdoc review · Read source“His responses to my questions were so thorough, accurate, and reassuring…”
NS · Zocdoc review · Read source“Dr. Sheppe is honest and down-to-earth…”
RM · Zocdoc review · Read source“He is clear, coherent, and thorough.”
CB · Zocdoc review · Read source“Warm and comprehensive consult.”
YH · Healthgrades review · Read source“He was really patient with me and was so thorough.”
TP · Healthgrades review · Read source“His guidance is much appreciated.”
MM · Zocdoc review · Read source“Very helpful! Great experience!”
Amy A. · Zocdoc review · Read source“His responses to my questions were so thorough, accurate, and reassuring…”
NS · Zocdoc review · Read source“Dr. Sheppe is honest and down-to-earth…”
RM · Zocdoc review · Read source“He is clear, coherent, and thorough.”
CB · Zocdoc review · Read source“Warm and comprehensive consult.”
YH · Healthgrades review · Read source“He was really patient with me and was so thorough.”
TP · Healthgrades review · Read sourceQuestions about location, clinical fit,and overlapping concerns.
These answers provide general information. A consultation is needed to determine whether the practice, provider, format, and level of care are appropriate for an individual patient.
Is The Sheppe Group located in Flatiron or Chelsea?
No. The practice is located at 122 East 42nd Street, 32nd Floor, near Grand Central in Midtown Manhattan. This page is for people who live, work, study, or receive care in Flatiron or Chelsea and are considering treatment at the Midtown office or by telehealth when appropriate.
Can someone need psychiatric care even if work or school performance remains strong?
Yes. Continued achievement does not rule out anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, emotional dysregulation, personality-related difficulties, medication concerns, or significant relationship distress. The evaluation considers the effort required to maintain functioning, not only whether responsibilities are still being completed.
How do you distinguish burnout from anxiety, depression, ADHD, or another condition?
The distinction depends on timing, symptom pattern, developmental history, sleep, medical factors, personality functioning, relationships, work or academic context, and response to previous treatment. Burnout may be part of the picture, but it should not automatically replace a broader psychiatric formulation.
Can I continue with my current therapist while seeking a consultation?
Yes. Some patients seek a focused evaluation, second opinion, medication review, personality assessment, or treatment-planning consultation while continuing with an existing therapist or psychiatrist. Coordination may be considered with appropriate authorization when it would improve the clarity of care.
Do you work with adolescents and emerging adults from Flatiron and Chelsea?
Yes. Care may address mood, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, identity, relationships, school or college functioning, family conflict, risk, and movement toward independence. Parent or family involvement is considered when developmentally and clinically appropriate.
Is telehealth available for Flatiron and Chelsea patients?
Telehealth may be available when clinically appropriate and legally permitted for the patient’s location. Suitability depends on diagnosis, safety, privacy, complexity, family participation, and whether remote care provides an adequate treatment setting.
How do I begin?
Use the contact page to request a consultation. The initial discussion helps clarify what is bringing you to care, whether the practice is an appropriate fit, which provider or service may be most relevant, and what information may be useful before an appointment.
Turn a complicated patterninto a focused next step.
A consultation can help determine whether the most useful starting point is psychiatric evaluation, psychotherapy, medication review, personality assessment, family consultation, coordination with current providers, or another level of care.
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