Golzar Selbe Naghshineh, LP is a training and supervising licensed Psychoanalyst, group psychotherapist and teaching faculty at the New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis and the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies in New York City. 

Naghshineh has special expertise in the areas of reproductive and maternal mental health. She created and built NAPS, which she launched in 2014 at the renowned Downtown Women OBGYN practice in New York City (where she is the Director of Reproductive and Perinatal Mental Health.

Naghshineh also attended the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis for her doctorate in Psychoanalysis (ABD), with her dissertation focusing on working with perinatal women in a group therapy setting within their obstetrics practices.  She also completed group psychotherapy training at the Center for Group Studies in New York.

She began developing NAPS in response to her work as a DONA trained birth and postpartum doula. Her experience with women prenatal and postpartum and her deep understanding of their needs lent her to recognize the necessity in building an OBGYN in-house intervention system. To meet patient needs, she built a platform that troubleshoots common prenatal and postpartum concerns, while also offering effective mental health care and intervention.

Golzar also works as a psychoanalyst with patients in private practice.

Administrator:

Nikhil Patil, MBBS

Nikhil Patil is a medical graduate from India with extensive experience in critical care and emergency medicine, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic at a multi-speciality hospital. He played a vital role in managing critically ill patients and ensuring the seamless operation of hospital services under challenging circumstances.

ECFMG certified, Nikhil has successfully completed the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 exams. Currently, he is pursuing a Master’s in Global Public Health at NYU, focusing on systems thinking, dissemination, and implementation science to drive advancements in public health strategies. He also served as a medical analyst at NYU Endless Frontier Labs, a leading incubator for top health startups, where he worked on solutions addressing global health challenges.

As the Strategic Development Associate at Psychoanalytic Services of New York City (PSNYC), Nikhil is dedicated to developing ethical practices that integrate mental health and public health frameworks. Having worked across clinical settings and broader public health domains, he is passionate about leveraging evidence-based and compassionate care approaches, with a particular interest in advancing perinatal and early childhood health through collaborations with PSNYC and the Network for the Advancement of Perinatal Support (NAPS).