Ilya Bernstein, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in NYC

Ilya Bernstein is a dual-licensed Acute Care and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over ten years of experience caring for medically and psychologically complex patients. He has received training and education from the University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, and New York University, where he holds a graduate-level Adjunct Faculty appointment.

As a result of working on various medical services, Ilya has significant experience helping patients dealing with acute stress, anxiety, depression, accommodating medical illness, as well as both large and “everyday” traumas. His goal is to help people live optimally, experiencing life happily with their entire body and mind. To this end, Ilya integrates all aspects of your wellness, using whatever combination of medications, psychotherapy, diet, exercise, and nutritional supplements is the best fit.

Working with Ilya, you can expect a safe, connected, non-judgmental space in which to explore yourself, past and present. He tailors his sessions to address your unique needs, optimizing the use of attachment theories, acceptance and mindfulness strategies, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). He has a particular interest in working with health care workers.