THE MEANING BEHIND RECLAIM
Healing means making space for all that has shaped you, while reclaiming the power to shape what comes next and become more fully yourself.
Reclaim was inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.
Rather than hiding the cracks, kintsugi makes them part of the piece’s story. The vessel is not returned to what it was before it broke. It becomes something new — marked by what it has endured, but not defined by it. Through the process of being mended, it can emerge with renewed strength and resilience.
I first encountered kintsugi through someone I worked with who shared how deeply the concept had changed the way he understood some of the most difficult experiences of his life. Rather than seeing those experiences simply as damage to be overcome, he had come to see them as part of the story that shaped who he was and his capacity to connect with and help others. The idea stayed with me.
That idea became Reclaim.
WHAT RECLAIM MEANS
Reclaim means recognizing what remains yours even through periods of struggle, transition, or uncertainty: your story, your values, your choices, and your capacity to shape what comes next.
Life inevitably leaves its marks on us. Some come from experiences we never would have chosen: difficult relationships, loss, trauma, illness, uncertainty, or periods when we felt disconnected from ourselves. Healing does not require erasing those experiences or returning to some untouched version of who we were before them.
Instead, healing can mean understanding ourselves more deeply, finding new ways of relating to ourselves and others, and weaving both the difficult and beautiful parts of our story into a life of greater meaning, possibility, and choice.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Abigail Shilvock, MD
Dr. Shilvock founded Reclaim to create a space where thoughtful, individualized mental health care can support the whole person — not just a diagnosis, but your story, your experiences, and what matters most to you.
Her approach integrates evidence-based psychiatry with a broader, trauma-informed, and whole-person perspective. She works collaboratively with each person to understand their unique experiences and goals, and to develop a plan that feels sustainable and meaningful.
EDUCATION
• BS in Biological Sciences from Cornell University
• MD with Honors in Service from Weill Cornell Medicine
ADVANCED TRAINING
• Functional and Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship through Psychiatry Redefined
• EMDR trained through Thrive Health
• Comprehensive New York State Certified Rape Crisis Advocate training through New York Presbyterian Hospital Emergency Department
• Crisis Counseling training through Crisis Text Line
MEMBER
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
• International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD)