Don’t Be Put Off by My Name

Dr. Almas Merchant is a clinical psychologist at Brightpoint Health, a nonprofit agency providing integrative care to community members in New York City. Besides her clinical work, she is also the externship coordinator at Brightpoint Health, where she supervises students from doctoral programs in psychology. She also is in private practice and serves as a clinical supervisor for postdoctoral candidates at Stress Trauma Evaluation and Psychological Services. Dr. Merchant has worked extensively within the field of trauma—ranging from early childhood abuse to domestic violence, and the traumatic impact of structural racism, homophobia, and transphobia—as well as with anxiety and panic disorders, mood disorders, and personality disorders. Currently, she is a candidate at New York University’s postdoctoral program in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association’s Division of Psychoanalysis, where she serves as a co-chair on the Scholars committee, and also serves as treasurer for the Association for Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society.
CONTACT Almas Merchant, Ph.D. 06 Eastern Parkway, A2 Brooklyn, NY 11225