Welcome!

I am Judit Lendvay MD. My office is in central Westchester. First and foremost, I am a clinician. My work as a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and Transference Focused Psychotherapist (TFP) has been deepened by many years of teaching, supervising, and consulting with clinicians in training. Alongside my clinical practice, I continue to teach and supervise clinicians locally and internationally.

I work with adults across a broad age range, from young adulthood through later life. I provide integrated treatment, combining psychotherapy with medication management when medication is clinically indicated. I never do medication management alone.

Many people come to me after prior therapies have provided only temporary relief, or because they are looking for one clinician who can offer both careful psychiatric evaluation and ongoing psychotherapy. Medication can be very helpful, and at times essential, but it is most effective when used in the service of a fuller understanding of the person and the life they want to build.

At times brief therapy or a series of consultations is enough. More longstanding patterns, however, often require more time, consistency, and intensive work. There is a growing body of evidence about brain changes due to psychotherapy. 

Sometimes the person who seems most in need of treatment is not ready or willing to seek help. In those situations, treatment can still make a meaningful difference for people close to them. Getting help can improve your own life and can also benefit the people who depend on you, including children you have now or may have in the future. This can be especially important for people who have experienced trauma, emotional abuse, neglect, or the effects of growing up with a parent who struggled with significant personality difficulties.

The worst thing is to waste time that will never return.