Nicole Van Nortwick (she/her)

Psychologist, Ph.D.

Contact Info

2122431216
nvannortwickphd@gmail.com

Licenses

  • Psychologist
    New York

  • Psychologist
    New Jersey

Location

900 Broadway, Suite 400
New York, New York 10003
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Telephone: 2122431216

Dr. Nicole Van Nortwick is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in individuals and couples/families, with expertise in relationships, attachment, and perinatal mental health. She holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Derner Institute at Adelphi University, has completed her Master’s at Boston University, and undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

As an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York University, and formerly at Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Van Nortwick has treated patients across the lifespan, and provided supervision and clinical training to providers. She co-founded the Women's Program Team at NYP Columbia, establishing a training rotation in perinatal psychiatry and pioneering a dyadic group model for perinatal women with psychiatric illnesses.

Dr. Van Nortwick specializes in treating women and their families experiencing mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and trauma related to pregnancy, loss, childbirth, and the postpartum period. She offers psychotherapy to individuals and couples. Her therapeutic approach integrates psychodynamic, attachment/dyadic, and relational frameworks, along with techniques from TFP, CBT, DBT, EFT, and IPT. She provides both virtual and in-person sessions to accommodate her patients' needs.

In her former role at The Motherhood Center of New York, Dr. Van Nortwick served as the Chief of Clinical Services Officer and Director of Training. She oversaw clinical and training departments, managed providers and trainees, and implemented effective policies and procedures to ensure high-quality care.

Dr. Van Nortwick has extensive experience in both private practice and multidisciplinary team settings. Her work is characterized by a commitment to enhancing the mental health and well-being of her patients, while making significant contributions to the field through teaching, supervision, and innovative program development wherein she bridges clinical practice with psychological theory and training.


Specialties

  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy (Perinatal/Postpartum Mental Health)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Trauma
  • Family Conflict
  • Infidelity
  • Mood Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Modalities

  • Couples
  • Individuals
  • Family

Special Populations

  • Active Military/Veterans
  • First Responders
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Racial and Ethnic Minorities
  • Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Treatment Methods

  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Emotionally Focused Couple's Therapy (EFCT)
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal (IPT)
  • Multicultural
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Somatic Experiencing (SE)
  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
  • Behavior Modification
  • Body Mind Psychotherapy
  • Brief Psychotherapy
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Premarital Counseling

Age Groups

  • Infant/Toddlers (0 to 3)
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
  • Young Adults (20's & 30's)
  • Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 21)