Meet the Psychiatry in Motion Team

Care is collaborative. Standards are non-negotiable.

Board-certified · ABPN MD + PA + Therapist team Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY · FL · NJ Telehealth NY + FL
Dr. Ahmed Al-Katib
Role Clinical Director
System Software Engineer
Focus Optimization
Founder

Dr. Ahmed Al-Katib

MD, Founder · CEO, Unstoppable Management

Dr. Al-Katib is the “Software Engineer” of the practice. He specializes in the operating system of the mind: Focus, Flow, and Emotional Regulation. He is the “Diagnostician’s Diagnostician,” finding the why behind complex cases where Bipolar, Autism, ADHD, and Trauma overlap.

Education

  • Residency: SUNY Downstate
  • MD: Jagiellonian University
  • Board Certified: ABPN Psychiatry

Clinical Focus

  • Complex Comorbidities
  • Optimization and Longevity
  • Deprescribing and Polypharmacy
COMING 2026
Dr. Saeed Hashem
Role Medical Director
System Hardware Architect
Affiliation Harvard / McLean
Harvard Medical School Faculty · Joining 2026

Dr. Saeed A. Hashem

MD, MSc, CPH · Instructor in Psychiatry

The Hardware Architect. While Dr. Al-Katib focuses on the software, Dr. Hashem specializes in the structural integrity of the brain. He operates at the intersection of Neurology and Psychiatry, leading our forensic-level investigations into memory and sleep architecture. Joining the practice in 2026.

Elite Credentials

  • Faculty: Harvard Medical School
  • Staff Psychiatrist: McLean Hospital
  • Double Boarded: Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry

Clinical Focus

  • Neurocognitive Disorders
  • Sleep Architecture
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Coming Soon
Rebecca Spitzer
Role Physician Assistant
Superpower Whole Body
Focus TBI / PTSD
Senior Clinical Lead

Rebecca Spitzer, PA-C

Rebecca brings a “Whole Body” approach, grounded in her experience at the NYC Traumatic Brain Injury Center. She understands that mental health often has biological roots in inflammation and sleep disruption. She creates a safe, unhurried container for deep work.

Credentials

  • MS: Touro University
  • Experience: NYC TBI Center
  • Board Certified: NCCPA

Focus Areas

  • Anxiety and Panic
  • Neurological Overlap
  • Holistic Integration
Sandra Rae
Role Physician Assistant
Superpower Scientific Rigor
Focus Clinical Trials
Senior Clinical Lead

Sandra Rae, PA-C

Sandra is the “Scientist” of the group. With a background in FDA clinical trials (Phase II to IV), she brings a rigorous, evidence-based lens to medication management. Her Kinesiology background informs her “Psychiatry in Motion” philosophy: treatment requires movement.

Credentials

  • MS: St. Elizabeth University
  • Experience: FDA Clinical Trials
  • Board Certified: NCCPA

Focus Areas

  • Adult ADHD Optimization
  • Treatment-Resistant Depression
  • Lifestyle Psychiatry
Celine du Tertre, LMHC
System Cartographer
Focus Compass-Builder
Superpower Alchemy
Psychotherapist

Celine du Tertre, LMHC-D

NY Licensed Psychotherapist · Diagnostic Privilege

Celine is the “Compass Builder” of the practice. When trauma, grief, burnout, or a big life change shakes your sense of self, she helps you find direction — blending evidence-based psychotherapy with somatic and mindfulness-based work. Her belief is simple: building your own inner compass beats trying to control the destination.

Credentials and Training

  • MA: NYU, Applied Psychology
  • Licensed: NY Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Diagnostic Privilege
  • Training: Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy, Integrative Psychiatry Institute

Focus Areas

  • Trauma, Grief, and Addiction
  • Meaning, Identity, and Life Transitions
  • Somatic and Mindfulness-Based Work
Bianca Ventura
Role Practice Manager
Superpower Orchestration
Experience 10+ Years
Operations Architect

Bianca Ventura

Bianca ensures the business side of your care never gets in the way of your healing. An expert in Revenue Cycle Management and patient advocacy with experience at Weill Cornell and Hospital for Special Surgery, she navigates the insurance maze so our clinicians can focus 100 percent on you.

Expertise

  • Medical Operations and HR
  • Insurance and Billing Strategy
  • Patient Advocacy
Taz the therapy dog
Role Chief Dogtor
Superpower Oxytocin
Fuel Treats
Service Professional

Taz

Taz is not just a pet; she is a working professional. Trained by Dr. Al-Katib, she provides emotional regulation support to staff and patients. She excels at sensing anxiety and providing grounding physical pressure. HIPAA compliant (she cannot talk).

Available upon request for Brooklyn in-person sessions.

About the practice

Psychiatry in Motion is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn psychiatric practice led by Dr. Ahmed Al-Katib, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist (ABPN). The practice specializes in complex comorbid cases where ADHD, autism, OCD, depression, anxiety, and trauma overlap — and in burnout recovery for NYC professionals, founders, healthcare workers, and creatives.

Direct care is offered to patients in New York, Florida, and New Jersey, with telehealth available in NY and FL. The team includes Dr. Al-Katib (founder and Clinical Director), Dr. Saeed Hashem (Harvard Medical School faculty, Medical Director, joining 2026), Senior Clinical Lead PA-Cs Rebecca Spitzer and Sandra Rae, psychotherapist Celine du Tertre (NY LMHC), Practice Manager Bianca Ventura, and our therapy dog Taz.

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