Dr. Ben is an expert in combining psychotherapy and medication to treat problems with anxiety, sleep, and attention for children, adolescents, and adults. Patients can reach Dr. Ben on his cell phone, at the office, or through email.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy helps a person: To Work, To Love, and To Play. Dr. Ben is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Behavioral Psychotherapy. He seamlessly uses all these different types of therapy to ensure that the patient is receiving the appropriate therapy at the appropriate time.

Medication Management

Dr. Ben provides medications only when needed and at the lowest effective dose to maximize benefits while minimizing potential side effects. If clinically appropriate, he can also often take patients off medications who other therapists or prescribers cannot because of his expertise as both a therapist and a prescriber.

Our Doctor

The best and brightest

Meet Dr. Ben Angarita

Ben Angarita, M.D.
doctorben@parkavedoctors.com

Dr. Ben is one of the “Top 10 Young Psychiatrists in the USA” and specializes in providing weekly talk therapy with or without medication for issues with anxiety, sleep, and attention. He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, depression, and ADHD. In addition to maintaining a full time clinical private practice in Manhattan, Dr. Ben also teaches medical students, residents, and fellows at The Mount Sinai Hospital as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Education. He received his MD from Cornell University, his BA from Williams College, and completed his residency in general psychiatry and his fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Mount Sinai. He is double board certified, served as Chief Resident of the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai, and recently appeared on NBC's Today show.In addition to his expertise treating issues with anxiety, sleep, and attention in children, adolescents, and adults, Dr. Ben also specializes in providing talk therapy to adults who have concerns in their everyday lives about personal relationships, work-related stress, finances, sex, and their work-life balance.

Learn more about Doctor Ben and his training

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What to Expect

Your First Visit

We partner with you to provide personalized care

Selecting a mental health care provider you feel comfortable with is very important. The success of treatment depends on the relationship between you and your doctor. When you enter our office, Dr. Ben will be focused on listening and understanding you. Unlike other doctors, he starts his appointments on time and does not type or answer the phone when meeting with you. Together, he will develop a personalized treatment plan with you based on an understanding of your experiences and preferences.

Adult patients can work with Dr. Ben in two ways: therapy with or without medication and medication only.

Therapy with or without medication:

An initial consultation for therapy with or without medication is 90 minutes long. During the first 60 minutes Dr. Ben does a full psychiatric and psychological evaluation and then explains to you-- from both a biological and psychological perspective—what is going with you. During the final 30minutes he will provide you with the different medication and therapy options to best treat your symptoms.
Follow-up combined medication and therapy sessions are 45 minutes long and occur on a weekly basis.
Dr. Ben also schedules 15 minutes between each patient so that he does not have to rush you out of the office, he can write and think critically about what you said in session, and to make sure he starts on time for the next patient.

Medication Only

An initial consultation for medication only is 60 minutes long. During this time, Dr. Ben does only a psychiatric evaluation and then provides to you the biological reasons for what is going on with you as well as the medication options for what you came in with.
Follow-up medication only sessions occur once a month and last 30 minutes.

Adult patients can also see Dr. Ben from their home or office using their phone or computer

If clinically appropriate, follow up appointments for all adult patients can be completed in using HIPAA compliant software such as Facetime and Vsee.

Child and Adolescent

Psychiatry

Children and Adolescents

Dr. Ben is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and therapist. An initial psychiatric and psychological evaluation for a child or adolescent is done over a period of 4 hours. Dr. Ben does not do medication only evaluations for children or adolescents.

1hr meeting with the parents
1hr meeting with the child or adolescent
1hr for a phone conversation with the student’s school to review past academic and medical records
1hr feedback session with the family

Typically, appropriate treatment plans for children and adolescents require weekly therapy visits for the patient and regular parenting sessions with the parents. Follow up sessions for parents can be completed over the phone or using a HIPAA compliant software program. All sessions for children and adolescents must occur in the office.

INSURANCE

We work with you

Insurance

Dr. Ben is an out of network provider, therefore, he does not participate with any insurance plans. If you have an insurance with out of network benefits, we will bill your insurance so that you can receive your reimbursement directly from the insurance carrier. If you are not sure whether you have out of network benefits, our office manager Myat will call your insurance company to get a detailed report of your out of network benefits and then she will present these benefits to you. While we will help you receive full insurance benefits, you are responsible for the fee associated with the services rendered.

Myat is available to assist patients with any insurance or reimbursement questions that may arise. She can be reached at (917) 732-3990 and myat@parkavedoctors.com.

Finances

We encourage all patients to put a credit or debit card on file before the initial appointment to reserve your time. This card will be charged the cost of the session after the session is completed and an electronic receipt will be emailed to you.
Payment is due at the time of service. We accept credit or debit card, cash, and checks.
If a scheduled session is not cancelled 2 business days prior to the appointment time, you are responsible for the full cost of the appointment. Exceptions to this rule are made only for medical emergencies.