Dr. Patricia Hunter

Psychologist

Dr. Patricia Hunter is a psychologist and psychoanalyst based in New York City, with a career shaped by significant turning points. Her early work with abused children sparked an interest in how trauma affects the mind, leading her to become an interpersonal/relational psychoanalyst. Fascinated by how trauma is transmitted across generations, she earned a Certificate in Couples and Family Therapy from NYU. Currently, she teaches Object Relations at the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, focusing on how early relationships shape character. Skilled in EMDR, IFS, and AEDP, and the Gottman Couples method, Dr Hunter helps individuals and couples feel safe enough to explore their emotions, promoting greater self awareness beyond day to day survival.. Recently, she has presented her work on political beliefs, dissociation, and couples therapy at national and international conferences.

Beyond Trauma Discovering Joy Admiring Age

“While many of us work hard to earn the right to be comfortable and avoid challenge in later adulthood, this strategy runs the risk of sending our brains the message that they no longer need to keep growing this is the worst message you can give to an organ of adaptation.”

– Colarusso

2008

Growing and Flourishing

"When individuals reach old age, the aging stereotypes internalized in childhood, and then reinforced for decades, become self stereotypes that contribute to unnecessary and tragic emotional and cognitive decline." Becca Levy

As people age, they can develop negative self-beliefs, such as"I'm no longer attractive" or "It's hard to get old," whichcan become ingrained over time. However, with modern medical advances, thesethoughts are unnecessary. Speaking with someone who understands you, along withtechniques like dream work and EMDR, can help awaken your mind, making it morecreative, energized, and flexible. While aging naturally slows us down, it’simportant to embrace this process and grow through it. By changing how we thinkabout ourselves, we can improve how we live, transforming our present andfuture in empowering ways.

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Dr. Patricia Hunter

Psychologist

Growing and Flourishing

"When individuals reach old age, the aging stereotypes internalized in childhood, and then reinforced for decades, become self stereotypes that contribute to unnecessary and tragic emotional and cognitive decline." Becca Levy

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