Noel Hunter, Psy.D

Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Noel Hunter is a Clinical Psychologist based in New York City. She is the director and founder of MindClear Integrative Psychotherapy. She specializes in using a trauma-informed, humanistic approach for treating and advocating for people diagnosed with mental disorders. Dr. Hunter holds a BA in Psychology from the University of South Florida, an MA in Psychology from New York University, and a doctorate in Psychology (Psy.D) from Long Island University. She has been featured in National Geographic, BBC News, CNN, TalkSpace, and Parents magazine. She is also the author of the book Trauma and Madness in Mental Health Services.

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How to

Deal With Maladaptive Daydreaming

Most people have daydreamed or had waking fantasies at some point in their lives. It's easy to find your mind wandering off when you should be paying attention to some task at hand. But, some people use daydreams or fant...

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Know If You Have DID or Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a disruption of identity where the person has at least two distinct states of consciousness. DID often arises as a result of seve...

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Tell if Someone Is Pretending to Have an Illness

Sometimes people pretend that they have either a mental or physical illness when they don't have either. This is usually done for attention, or to enable them to get out of doing something. While it may not be malicious ...

How to

Stop Fantasizing

Fantasies can be an escape to happier times and places, but if you find yourself dreaming more than you are living, it may be time to stop. Since fantasizing can be an escape mechanism, you should learn and deal with the...

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Live with Someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a condition in which a person has two or more identities, each demonstrating different behaviors, moods, and emotions. While this condition used to be known as "multiple personalit...

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Act Toward Someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, can be a debilitating and frightening illness for both the person with DID and others in that person's life. DID is a disruption o...

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Deal with Somebody Who Is Having a Psychotic Episode

Having someone around you going through a psychotic episode can be a scary and occasionally dangerous experience, for you as well as for the psychotic individual. A person going through a psychotic episode may hear voice...

How to Sleep During a Manic (Bipolar) Episode

If you’re in the middle of a manic episode, it’s understandable if you’re having trouble falling asleep. Manic sleep disruptions can create a downward spiral into hypomania (near constant irritability) and even ful...

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Stop Dissociation

Dissociation occurs when your mind separates itself from the physical world. The experience feels like you're not mentally present in your environment. At one end of the spectrum, you may simply space out, while on the o...