About Dr. Aaron Krasner

Dr. Krasner joined Teach for America in 1997 as a bilingual educator prior to studying medicine.  After securing a multiple subjects credential and logging five years of classroom teaching experience, he transitioned to medicine because he wanted to develop himself as a resource to young people and families.  He completed his MD at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine prior to completing internship, residency, fellowship, and a post doctoral fellowship in developmental neuropsychiatry at Columbia University. Thereafter he became the medical Director for the Adolescent Transitional Living Program at Silver Hill Hospital prior to committing himself to the private practice of child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry in Wilton  CT.  Dr. Krasner has trained in and published original research on psychiatric genetics, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology, earning the title of Assistant Professor in the department of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine.

Dr. Krasner’s theoretical orientation is developmental, psychodynamic, and pragmatic.  He views children and adults as traversing a developmental trajectory in which context, history, and biology codetermine subjective reality.  His work is guided practically by intersubjective psychoanalytic theory in which nonjudgemental joining and emotional availability power the development of rapport and ultimately psychic growth.  Dr. Krasner helps his patients by any means necessary including individual and family therapy, pharmacotherapy, consultations with experts, and collaborations with higher levels of care when indicated.  Dr. Krasner defines clinical success as the progressive capacity for patients to accept themselves and the antecedents to their troubles while working towards the amelioration of problems in establishing a life worth living.  He works with patients toward this goal by enhancing motivation to prioritize and valorize treatment as a compassion practice capable of disrupting psychopathology and sustaining its gradual remission.

Dr. Krasner and Tracey Masella founded the Krasner Adolescent Institute in the Fall of 2022.   The Institute is solely focused on the outpatient assessments of complex teens and families that have not met with treatment success.  Throughout the course of their ten year collaboration, Krasner and Masella have noted substantive limitations in conventional assessments - mostly the absence of integration.  They have convened a team of experts who share their clinical concern with assessment as usual and have committed time, energy, and effort to a collaborative assessment procedure in which typically siloed practitioners assemble twice weekly to share in and develop a robust, biopsychosocial understanding of the individual child, parents, and the family system.  While this interdisciplinary model is hardly novel, the application to contemporary child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient practice certainly is.

Dr. Krasner is preoccupied with transforming psychiatric and psychological assessment from a perfunctory, marginally relevant task into a dynamic process that yields superior results capable of powering treatment planning and treatment plan implementation for teens and families most deserving of relief, emotional growth, and stability.

Noah Hendler is currently finalizing his dual-board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Johns Hopkins University. A board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner since 2012, Noah integrates Compassion-Focused Therapies, Buddhist Psychology, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into his practice, emphasizing empathetic and effective patient care. His extensive experience spans emergency medicine, routine care for all ages, and leadership in developing innovative healthcare delivery systems.

Beginning his career as a photojournalist, Noah documented vulnerable populations worldwide, gaining invaluable insights into human resilience and suffering. This background, coupled with an AB in Comparative Religion from Duke University and a Master’s in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU, has equipped him with a unique perspective on healthcare challenges.

Inspired to transition to healthcare after witnessing the critical role nurses played during a close friend's battle with leukemia, and from his experience authoring a book on the role of chaplains in hospitals, Noah has made significant contributions to both patient care and systemic healthcare improvements.

Beyond clinical practice, Noah is a recognized innovator and co-founder of the Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Leaders (SONSIEL). He has pioneered new care models and advanced health technologies, including launching national bundled payments and creating the first fellowship for nurse innovators in collaboration with Johnson and Johnson.

Noah's specialized training, multidisciplinary expertise, and passion for developing innovative solutions uniquely position him to address complex healthcare needs, ensuring a comprehensive and thoughtful approach to mental health challenges.

Dr. Weiller is a Clinical Psychologist who has been in practice for over 20 years. A graduate of the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University, she has worked with individuals with a wide variety of mental health challenges in both inpatient and outpatient settings as well as in private practice. During this time, she has developed a specialty in treating clients with histories of trauma and co-occurring substance misuse.

She began to work with plant medicines for her own healing several years ago. Finding these experiences transformative, she continued her studies by completing a number of academic programs including the MAPS training in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD, Ketamine Assisted Therapy, and becoming certified in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research at CIIS in 2021. She is a Reiki Level 2 practitioner.

Although her approach to treatment is informed by psychoanalysis and harm reduction, she believes it must consider the whole person, and include healing of the body and spirit, as well as the mind. She advises clients in developing their own mindfulness-based practices and in finding ways to connect with their bodies through movement. Along with these practices, she is deeply committed to providing support for clients who use psychedelic medicines as a part of their healing process.