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Connect with your inner healer and embark on your journey of growth and transformation with Dr. Rosa Lim. She is a dedicated psychodynamic therapist, somatic experiencing practitioner, and certified psychedelic-assisted therapist in New York City.

Rosa Lim, PhD, SEP

Dr. Rosa Lim is a seasoned therapist based in New York, NY, with over 20 years of experience. She earned her doctorate from Adelphi University and completed specialized training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, NYU Counseling Services, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the William Alanson White Institute, and the Integrative Psychiatry Institute.

Dr. Lim’s approach is holistic. She integrates mindfulness, somatic therapy, principles of internal family systems, and CBT with psychodynamic relational therapy. Her areas of specialty include trauma, eating disorders, and cross-cultural issues for young adults, adults, and couples.

Dr. Lim was also a contributing author to Trauma Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders, where she explored the impact of racism and prejudice on eating disorders. She is a guest faculty member at the William Alanson White Institute in their Eating Disorders, Compulsions, and Addictions program. Her contributions to education enrich her therapeutic practice, reflecting her commitment to compassionate, integrative care that empowers individuals to lead balanced and fulfilling lives.

  • Psychotherapy

    Dr. Lim specializes in trauma, eating disorders, and cross-cultural issues for adults aged 18 and up, in individual and couples therapy. Her 20-year experience in college counseling greatly benefits her work with young adults. She conceptualizes her clinical work psychodynamically and relationally. With empathy and openness, she guides clients in their journey of self-exploration, helping them to process deep-seated emotions and develop healthy interpersonal relationships.

  • Somatic Experiencing

    Somatic Experiencing (SE) invites the body and the nervous system to process and integrate traumatic experiences into people’s lives. Dr. Lim integrates SE techniques into her sessions to help clients regulate their nervous systems and emotions, thereby building greater resilience and capacity to tolerate stress. Dr. Lim approaches the complexities of trauma with curiosity and compassion as she helps clients achieve deeper self-awareness, wholeness, and growth.

  • Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

    Dr. Lim is a certified psychedelic-assisted therapist specializing in ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP). She partners with Journey Clinical and their medical team to provide sublingual ketamine for dosing sessions. KAP is an emerging alternative treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and addiction. Dr. Lim offers KAP in her office, which includes preparation, experiential, and integration sessions.