Dr. Katherine Olesker, PsyD

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Get to know Psychologist Dr. Katherine Olesker, who serves patients in New York, New York.

A licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the field, Dr. Olesker tends to patients at her private practice in New York, New York. She has experience helping people who struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance abuse, loss, trauma, relationship problems, sexual abuse, mood disorders, and psychotic symptoms.

With a warm and genuine style, she strives to offer a safe, non-judgmental atmosphere through empathy and validation. Her goal is to help patients gain insight and practical tools to improve their quality of life. Providing support and understanding along with coping strategies helps to alleviate problematic thinking, behaviors, and symptoms. She has served diverse inpatient and outpatient populations with a wide range of diagnoses. Her approach is flexible, individually tailored, and informed by psychodynamic therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

In regards to her educational background, Dr. Olesker earned her Doctor of Psychology degree from Yeshiva University, and received her Master of Science degree in Psychology from the New School for Social Research.

Psychology is the science of behavior and mind. It includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope. Psychologists assess, diagnose, and treat the psychological problems and behavioral dysfunctions resulting from, or related to, physical and mental health. In addition, they play a major role in the promotion of healthy behavior, preventing diseases and improving patients’ quality of life.

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