Dr. Francis Novak provides adolescent and adult psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, as well as couple and family psychotherapy, individual supervision, consultation and education services. As a relational and interpersonal psychoanalyst, he specializes in creating a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic treatment experience with an approach that is holistic, humanistic and highly individualized. Dr. Novak also has advanced training and experience providing LGBTQIA+ affirmative care. To learn more about his clinical practice and approaches to treatment, please visit his Psychology Today profile.
Education
Parkmore Institute Doctor of Psychoanalytic Studies
Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis Certificate in Psychoanalysis Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
New York University Master of Social Work
University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), with Distinction Bachelor of Music (Clarinet Performance), with Honors
Academia
Faculty Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis Institute for Expressive Analysis
Fellow Parkmore Institute
Instructor University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Sociology 389: Project Community Health (2001-2002)
Phoenix Award, New York University Office of Student Affairs (2006)
Half-Tuition Scholarship Award, New York University (2004-2006)
Credentials
New York State Education Department LCSW-R License 077317 (2010)
National Provider Identification 1043403025 (2008)
New York State Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Certification (2006)
New York State Department of Health Rape Crisis Certification (2003)
Publications
Novak, F. (2024). Queering Up Psychoanalysis – An Integrative Model with the Power to Meet the Moment, Psychoanalytic Inquiry, (soon released)
Novak, F. (2023). Seeing is All the Rage, Psychoanalytic Perspectives, 20:3, 427. DOI: 10.1080/1551806X.2023.2230807 tandfonline.com
Affiliations
New York State Society for Clinical Social Work Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis Institute for Expressive Analysis Parkmore Institute (South Africa) National Association of Social Workers Queer Urban Orchestra International Clarinet Association Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology - Division 39 of the American Psychological Association
