About
Dr. Joanna Fava is a New York State licensed psychologist based in Scarsdale, NY, providing evidence-based individual and group therapy — including CBT and adherent DBT since 2005 — to teens, adults, and older adults dealing with anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and mood disorders.
Services
- Personality Disorders
- Trauma / PTSD
- Anxiety
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Depression
- OCD
- Trauma/PTSD
- Anger Management
- Bipolar Disorder
- Self-Harm
- Suicidal Ideation
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Relationship Issues
- CBT
- DBT
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Clinical Psychology
State licenses
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New York · License #020346 · Psychologist Active
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New Jersey · License #35SI00730600 · Psychologist (telehealth) Active
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Florida · License #TPPY1861 · Psychologist (telehealth) Active
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Connecticut · License #4851 · Psychologist Active
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PSYPACT · License #19661 · PSYPACT Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) Active
Reputation
- Healthgrades Rated 3.9 / 5 7 reviews
- Vitals Rated 5 / 5 1 review
What clients praise
- Kind, caring, and non-judgmental manner
- Strong listening skills reported by most reviewers
- Helped patients build emotional-regulation and trauma-processing tools
Common critiques
- A minority of reviewers reported feeling unheard
- A minority raised concerns about effectiveness of trauma treatment
Red flags
- On Healthgrades, 29% of ratings were one-star, with a recurring minority theme of feeling unsafe in the therapeutic relationship and dissatisfaction with trauma-treatment outcomes
In the field
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 14 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: name, credentials, license #020346, address, phone, education, specialties, fees, session formats, 21 years in practice (psychologytoday.com)
- Profile headshot photo (photos.psychologytoday.com)
provider website
- Practice name, hours, phone, email, session formats (drjoannafava.com)
- Bio, education detail, and NY/NJ/FL/CT/PSYPACT license numbers (drjoannafava.com)
NPPES registry
- NPI 1366852857, Active status, taxonomy Psychologist, NY license 020346 on file, sex Female (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
Healthgrades
- Rating 3.9/5 from 7 reviews; positive and negative review themes (healthgrades.com)
Vitals
- Rating 5/5 from 1 review (vitals.com)
WebMD
- No reviews submitted; NPI and address confirmation (doctor.webmd.com)
Doximity directory
- Address and phone confirmation (doximity.com)
therapyfinder.com directory
- License number list (NY/NJ/FL) and specialty/population detail; headshot photo match (therapyfinder.com)
provider booking portal
- Online booking link (drjoannafava.clientsecure.me)
- Professional profile referencing CBT/DBT training, located in Scarsdale area (linkedin.com)
press (Radio Maria)
- Radio interview appearance, Feb 8 2023 (radiomaria.us)
- Radio interview appearance, Jun 1 2022 (radiomaria.us)