One of the many interesting and surprising experiences of the beginner in child analysis is to find in even very young children a capacity for insight which is often far greater than that of adults.”



Melanie Klein

The Psychoanalytic Play Technique:
Its History and Significance

For Clinical Services:
 Our New Home in Morningside Heights

We offer affordable clinical services for children, teens, parents and others at our new home at the Interchurch Center in Morningside Heights, right across the road from Columbia's Barnard College and Riverside Church.

—Our formal address is 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 432, New York, NY 10115.
—Visits are by appointment only: Call or submit our referral form, at right.
—Scheduled visitors should enter at 61 Claremont Ave., just south of West 120th St.


The Institute's clinical office is on the fourth floor of the big Interchurch Center, opposite Riverside Church on West 120th Street. This image shows the center's entrance on the left at 61 Claremont Ave.

The Institute helps children, teens, parents and others in its welcoming offices in Suite 432 at the Interchurch Center. Visits must be scheduled.

FOR THERAPY HELP

Call 212-920-7965 and press 1, or click here to submit our form.


To make an initial appointment to discuss working with an HFI psychoanalyst-in-training or to learn more, call the Institute on 212-920-7965 and press 1 — or click here to fill out and submit our referral form.


FEES & INSURANCE

The Harlem Family Institute charges a low-fee $45 per 45-minute psychotherapy session. It also offers a sliding scale for those who can demonstrate financial need.

It doesn't currently accept insurance, but some insurance companies may accept the Institute's receipts to partially reimburse clients. People insured by Medicaid are generally referred to agencies or clinicians authorized to be reimbursed by Medicaid.


HOST A HARLEM FAMILY INSTITUTE CLINICAL SITE

If you operate a community-based organization or house of worship or school in New York City and would like to host a clinical-treatment site for which you can offer us some space and modest funding so we can work with your community, please contact us at Harlem Family.

Despite the Institute's Harlem name, its charter authorizes it to offer services anywhere in New York City, though its mission is to focus most on underserved neighborhoods where unmet needs are greatest. We are eager to be of service in all boroughs and wherever there is a need.

The Institute is interested in developing relationships with organizations that can provide it with some space and modest funding to support an Institute treatment and training site, allowing us to take psychoanalytic work out to the community.

Contact:
Sandra Fell MA (Psych)
Administrative Director
212-920-7965 Extn. 6.
hfi.admin@harlemfamilyinstitute.org