Dr. Marianna Strongin is a licensed clinical psychologist trained to treat mood and anxiety disorders and a variety of life transitional issues. Through exploration of feelings, behaviors and life choices Dr. Strongin helps clients become stronger and more confident individuals. 

In addition, Dr. Strongin treats relationship, financial, family, mood, and workplace problems in a time limited manner so that individuals do not have to spend a lifetime in therapy, but rather can learn from the experience and go on to face the real world independently. Dr. Strongin deeply values the therapeutic space and relationship and is open to both in-person and teletherapy options as a way to keep therapy consistent and accessible.

Clinical Training

Dr. Strongin's clinical training began at The Manhattan Psychiatric Hospital, a state psychiatric facility that caters primarily to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. She gained real knowledge about the diagnosis, treatment and research of severe psychopathology.

Marianna continued her training at Bellevue Hospital where she completed two years of training in the treatment of trauma, substance use and mood disorders while using a handful of therapeutic modalities and interventions.

Dr. Strongin finished her pre-doctoral training at the coveted St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital (Mount Sinai) in their adult program. There she was trained to treat personality disorders, trauma, substance abuse, mood and anxiety disorders and severe mental illness. She was also able to complete training in CBT, DBT, Systems Family Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy. 

After being awarded her doctorate degree, Dr. Strongin continued her post-doctoral training at The William Alanson White Institute where she completed her fellowship in relational psychotherapy and received extra training on various psychodynamic modalities.

Dr. Strongin has been in private practice since 2012. She serves as an adjunct supervisor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Her work is featured in many publications including The New York Times, CNN, Forbes and Journal of American Medicine (JAMA). Dr. Strongin also writes a weekly column for Survivornet called Strong In Cancer, providing mental health advice for the cancer community.

In 2020 Dr. Strongin co-founded Caring For Caregivers NYC which provided free psychotherapy to all New York City Frontline Physicians. This allowed frontline physicians to be matched with on demand psychotherapy throughout the pandemic.