David Banthin, Ph.D. is a psychoanalyst and psychologist whose career bridges clinical practice, advanced academic training, and over 15 years of psychotherapy research. With specializiton in trauma, dissociation, personality disorders, and the complexities of the therapeutic relationship, he brings a deeply relational, contemporary psychoanalytic approach to his work with individuals and couples. David's clinical insight is informed by decades of engagement with leading thinkers in psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral treatments.
Dr. Banthin expanded his psychoanalytic skill set as a fellow at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, where he worked closely with senior faculty. Over the course of a decade at the Center for Intensive Treatment of Personality Disorders (CITPD) at Mount Sinai West/Harlem Center, David became a senior clinician working with individuals at high risk for suicide with complex difficult-to-treat issues, supervisor for psychiatry and psychology trainees, sought-after lecturer, and seasoned group leader. He conducted intakes, developed treatment plans, and provided both transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) and dialectical-behavioral therapy (DBT) to individuals with severe personality disorders.
In private practice, he is the founder of Banthin Psychological Services, where he provides psychoanalytic and psychological treatment to individuals and couples. His clinical focus includes trauma, dissociation, personality disorders, relationship issues, and complex emotional suffering.