Science, empathy,
and the art of listening.
I am Nancy S. Wolf, M.D., Psy.D., a board-certified psychiatrist working with adults, adolescents, and children.
My practice brings together psychotherapy, careful medication evaluation, and an interest in each person’s emotional and developmental experience. I value accurate diagnosis and a treatment approach tailored to the individual.
How I approach care
I aim to understand what brings you to treatment. I consider your emotional experience in the wider context of your life as we decide on an approach suited to you.
Training & clinical experience
I earned my medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. I completed my psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at UCLA, and earned a Psy.D. through the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis.
I have maintained board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. My additional training includes the Neuroscience Education Institute’s Master Psychopharmacology Program certificate.
At UCLA, I served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, taught classes including psychotherapy, and supervised residents.
Honors & recognition
- M. Ralph Kaufman Prize in Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Distinction in research, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- AMA Rock Sleyster Scholar Award in psychiatry
- Charter Fellow Leadership Award in Child Psychiatry
- The Spirit Award for the founding of the Association of American Psychoanalytic Institutes (AAPI)
- Two National Institutes of Health (NIH) research fellowships
- Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
- Lifetime membership in Strathmore’s Who’s Who
- Recognition in America’s Top Psychiatrists
Clinical interests & research
My clinical interests span childhood development, autism, attention difficulties, mood and anxiety disorders, and the emotional challenges that arise throughout adult life.
My published research ranges from biological studies of markers for schizophrenia to neurological and psychoanalytic explorations of mirror neurons, learning, empathy, and communication.
The music of psychiatry
Before medicine, I pursued a professional career as a flutist, performing in the United States and abroad and earning a Master of Music at Yale. Music calls for close listening, sensitivity to timing, and attention to nuance. Those qualities continue to inform how I listen to patients and understand their individual stories.
Services & Specialties