Charlie Xiao, PMHNP
About Charlie Xiao, PMHNP
Focus areas
Anxiety, Depression, Disruptive Behaviors, Trauma, ADHD, Sleep, OCD, Grief, Divorce/Separation, Life transitions, Anger management, LGBQ+, TGNC, BIPOC, ASD, Bipolar, Psychosis, Eating Disorders
Languages Spoken: English
Professional Summary
Licensing and Education: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN); Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Trainings and Certifications: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), Intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy program (IPPP)
Licensed in: New York (406148)
Q&A with Charlie
What experience do you have working with families?
Involving families is part of a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and an ongoing aspect of treatment, as parents and caregivers exert the greatest environmental influence on a child. I strive to establish a therapeutic and collaborative relationship not only with the child but with parents and caregivers as well.
What inspired you to become a therapist?
I have lived experience of raising a son with a serious mental illness growing up. I aspire to use that lived experience to walk with children and their families to help children overcome mental health challenges in their formative years of human development.
What are your strengths?
Both my lived experience as a parent and my prior career as an internal auditor gave me the compassion and curiosity to identify the evolving contributing factors to mental health conditions. I do this by using the bio-psycho-social-cultural/spiritual framework and develop a team-based comprehensive treatment plan accordingly.
What else would you like families to know about you?
I'm a father of two young adult sons.
In-person care in Brooklyn. Virtual care from home.
Diagnostic evaluations, generalized outpatient therapy and psychiatry, and our Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and Disruptive Behaviors Program sessions can all be held in person at our Brooklyn clinic or virtually, based on family preference and clinical recommendation. Psychological testing must be held in person at our Brooklyn clinic; follow-up sessions can be held in person or virtually. Your child’s therapist will work with you to find the balance that is right for your family and the goals you have for your child.
Brooklyn Heights clinic address
32 Court Street, Suite 808
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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