Sonya Lazarevic MD, MS
Medical Training: Dr. Lazarevic graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine and completed psychiatry residency at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Division as Chief Resident. She graduated from the Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at New York University. Dr. Lazarevic is ABPN double board-certified in general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry, and ABPS integrative medicine board eligible. Currently she continues training in functional and regenerative medicine and essential oils.
Prior to her medical training, Dr. Lazarevic earned an M.S. in Social Work from Columbia University and an Advanced Yoga Teacher Certificate from the Integral Yoga Institute of New York. Since the 1990s, she taught numerous mind-body workshops in New York City while maintaining a private practice as a psychotherapist and yoga instructor. Her foundation in yoga and meditation continues to inform her work today.
Dr. Lazarevic studied meditation with various schools yet remains dedicated to one teacher for over 20 years. She pursued training in multiple forms of bodywork, driven by a desire to maximize efficacy she integrates the following skills into her work; Gestalt therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP).