Gabrielle Frackman, PhD

Gabrielle Frackman, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Women’s Program located within the Neurological Institute at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). Dr. Frackman obtained her bachelor’s degree with honors in Humanistic Healthcare from Brown University and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology (with a Health Emphasis) from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the VA Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center (VA LAACC) and a post-doctoral fellowship in behavioral medicine at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Frackman has developed specialties in health psychology, women’s reproductive mental health, and trauma.
At CUMC, Dr. Frackman provides individual psychotherapy for mood disorders, personality disorders, trauma and stressor-related conditions, as well as psychological issues associated with women’s reproductive health. She has broad training in health psychology and the treatment of psychiatric issues in the context of acute and chronic medical conditions. Her theoretical orientation is integrative with a humanistic emphasis on meaning and growth. It is influenced by her extensive training in evidence-based practices including TF-CBT, CPT, PE, ACT, TLDP, CBT, DBT-informed protocols, as well as relaxation training, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She conceptualizes cases and plans treatment based on presenting problems, goals, and empirical literature, collaborating with patients to address symptomatology, understand contextual roots, and develop strengths including choice and meaning-making capacities. Her clinical interests include mood disorders, trauma-related issues, and women’s mental health (maternal, perinatal, and postpartum) as well as bereavement and loss.