Dr. Stephany L. Abrams, Psy.D
Licensed Clinical Psychologist · Writer & Medical Reviewer, Bipolar Lives
Dr. Stephany L. Abrams is a clinical psychologist licensed in New York, with nearly two decades of experience treating teenagers and adults. Her private practice in Levittown, Long Island focuses on mood and anxiety disorders, family conflict, eating disorders, ADHD and co-occurring conditions. At Bipolar Lives she writes and medically reviews articles on bipolar disorder, depression and the conditions that often appear alongside them.
Clinical background
Dr. Abrams has run her own practice in Levittown since 2012, providing psychotherapy to teenagers and adults. Her approach is client-centred: treatment is built around each person’s goals, history and pace. That matters in mood disorders, where the same diagnosis can look very different from one person to the next.
Before private practice she worked in hospital and community mental health. From 2010 to 2014 she was a Psychologist Level III in the child and adolescent outpatient department of Woodhull Mental & Medical Health Center in Brooklyn. There she carried a caseload of about 50 young people in individual, group and family therapy, and conducted psychosocial and risk assessments. From 2010 to 2012 she also provided individual and family therapy to children, adolescents and adults at Bleuler Psychotherapy Center in Forest Hills, Queens. Earlier, she worked as a psychologist at RG Psychological Services (2008–2010) and Long Beach Reach (2007–2008).
Areas of expertise
- Mood disorders, including bipolar disorder and depression
- Anxiety and panic disorders
- Eating disorders and body-image concerns
- ADHD in teenagers and adults
- Co-occurring disorders
- Family conflict and family therapy
- Psychological and risk assessment
Education and licensure
- Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Clinical Psychology, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 2007
- B.S., Psychobiology, Binghamton University, 2001
- Licensed Psychologist, New York — Licence no. 017825 ·
- NPI: 1588721872 ·
Her role at Bipolar Lives
Dr. Abrams writes and reviews articles in Bipolar Lives, starting June 2026.
When she reviews an article, she checks its clinical accuracy, makes sure it reflects current diagnostic criteria (DSM-5-TR), cites primary sources, and follows safe-messaging guidelines on suicide and self-harm. Articles about specific medications, doses or drug interactions are also reviewed by a prescribing clinician or pharmacist.
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