Nina Isenstein

Rooted in a psychodynamic framework, Nina aims to help patients explore how past relationships and unconscious patterns shape present experience, while supporting them in building fuller, more meaningful lives in the here and now.

Nina’s work is grounded in a broad clinical and research background, spanning the lifespan—from early development to end-of-life. Nina brings a particular interest in attachment and relational dynamics. She has worked with individuals across age ranges and life stages, informed by experience at institutions such as the Child Mind Institute and in The Perinatal Research Lab at Columbia focused on the intergenerational transmission of trauma. Her academic training in clinical psychology, religion, and neuroscience shaped her interest in meaning-making, and the ways we contribute to and are shaped by the world around us. She aims to create a supportive and collaborative space where patients can work through daily challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma, while building new perspectives and moving toward lasting stability and well-being.