Garrett Marie Deckel

Born in Louisville, KY and raised in northern Virginia, Garrett earned her undergraduate degree at Barnard College, her Doctorate of Philosophy at Princeton University, and her Medical Doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She also trained extensively at Mount Sinai Medical Center and at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. She was Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Garett was a leader in her field, and was active in many professional groups, such as the American Psychiatric Association, the New York County Medical Society, American Psychoanalytic Association, the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD). She was a faculty member of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Psychiatry Department, and has been recognized with many awards and fellowships, including the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training & Research Fellowship in Psychoanalysis, the Princeton University Center for Human Values Fellowship, and the University of Pennsylvania William Penn Fellowship. She was also an avid music and animal lover, with two well-loved cats and a dog. She passionately attended Pearl Jam and My Morning Jacket concerts at home and abroad for decades.

Garrett was extremely passionate about her work, specializing in the care of complex trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as dissociative identity disorder (DID). She will be warmly remembered by her many colleagues, patients, friends, and family. Garrett is survived by her 10-year-old daughter Annika, the light of her life, her loving and devoted husband Christian Becker, M.D., Ph.D., her father, retired Marine Corps Colonel Albert Wallace Deckel, Jr, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, in-laws, and cousins.

A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 11:00 at Riverside Memorial Chapel in Garrett’s beloved Upper West Side neighborhood. Seating is limited to 100 people. Friends are encouraged to watch the service live via the webcasting.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Garrett’s honor to the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), your local animal shelter, or to the charity of your choice.