Prachie Narain

Prachie Narain is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. She maintains a private psychiatric practice in New Haven while contributing significantly to Yale's educational mission through clinical teaching and supervision.

Education:

• BA, Princeton University (2005)
• MD, Dartmouth Medical School (2010)
• Residency, Brown University (2013)
• Residency, Yale University (2018)

Dr. Narain specializes in clinical psychiatry with a focus on psychodynamic approaches to mental health treatment. Her work bridges clinical practice with academic teaching, emphasizing the therapeutic relationship and long-term continuity of care for patients. She integrates psychoanalytic principles into contemporary psychiatric practice, contributing to the training of future psychiatrists through structured educational programs.

Her teaching responsibilities include supervising residents in the Long Term Continuity Clinic and at the Yale University Mental Health and Counseling department. She is also a faculty member in the Studies in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program through the Western New England Institute For Psychoanalysis, where she helps train professionals in specialized therapeutic techniques.

As a board-certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Narain maintains an active clinical practice while fulfilling her academic responsibilities, demonstrating the integration of clinical expertise with academic medicine.