About Apex Minds Psychotherapy in Manhattan, NYC
Apex Minds began from a belief that real change starts with understanding yourself.
We believe that real change happens when people feel safe enough to be honest…and curious enough to go deeper.
I’m Harrison Tract, LCSW, founder of Apex Minds Psychotherapy.
Growing up, I struggled deeply with addiction. Long before I had language for what I was experiencing, I relied on substances and other behaviors to manage anxiety, contain overwhelming emotion, and make sense of an internal world that felt confusing and unsteady. I entered college already in distress and got sober early in that chapter of my life. Sobriety provided stability and clarity, but it did not immediately resolve deeper questions about identity, emotional life, or how to live with purpose.
After graduating from Emory University, I spent five years working in finance. From the outside, things appeared successful. Internally, many unresolved dynamics remained present in quieter forms, showing up as anxiety, disconnection, and a sense of being driven without feeling grounded. The pressure and expectations of high performance environments made it easy to function well while remaining emotionally distant from myself.
Therapy became central during this period, not as crisis management, but as a way to understand long standing patterns, develop emotional capacity, and build a life that felt internally aligned rather than externally impressive. That process ultimately reshaped my professional direction.
I went on to earn my Master of Social Work from Fordham University and pursued advanced clinical training at Hazelden Betty Ford, one of the most respected and well known addiction treatment centers in the country, where I worked with individuals facing severe substance use disorders and complex emotional presentations. I later joined Ellenhorn in New York City, a nationally recognized program for complex psychiatric and substance use disorders. There, I served as the Integrated Dual Diagnosis Coordinator, overseeing addiction treatment across the New York program and working closely with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams before entering private practice.
I founded Apex Minds Psychotherapy to create a space where therapy feels thoughtful, personal, and emotionally engaged rather than clinical or detached. My work is grounded in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, with a focus on understanding the deeper emotional and unconscious patterns that shape how people live, work, and relate. I am a psychoanalytic candidate in the five year training program at the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, and this work offers a level of depth and rigor that helps make sense of not only what is happening, but why patterns persist, creating the conditions for lasting change.
Outside the office, I am an avid skier, tennis player, lifelong hot sauce fanatic, and unapologetic emo pop punk music lover. I practice meditation and mindfulness and try to bring the same curiosity and presence into both my work and everyday life. Therapy is my profession, but it is also the work I believe in most.
Our Core Values & Mission
Why Clients Choose Apex Minds Psychotherapy
Clients choose Apex Minds Psychotherapy because they want more than techniques or surface-level insight. Many have tried therapy before and left feeling understood in theory but unchanged in practice. Our work is grounded in depth, psychological rigor, and close attention to lived experience, using insight in a way that actually helps resolve what is getting in the way.
Therapy here is highly individualized. We don’t rely on standard recommendations, preset frameworks, or quick-fix solutions. Instead, we work collaboratively to understand how each person’s inner world functions and why certain patterns persist for them specifically. This allows clients to recognize themselves in the work, feel genuinely understood, and make changes that are durable rather than short-lived.
Ready to begin?
Noticing that something isn't working is often the first step. The next is having a space to slow down, clarify what matters, and understand what’s getting in the way. At Apex Minds Psychotherapy, we work collaboratively to define meaningful goals and move toward change with honesty and intention. Schedule a consultation to see if this work feels like the right fit.