Psychology near Greenwich, CT

Biography: Dr. Farquharson serves as the Clinical Director of the newly developing NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Center for Childhood and Adolescent Behavioral Health, set to launch in the fall of 2025.This groundbreaking program represents a significant expansion of mental health services for youth, a key strategic priority for NYP. Made possible by a generous gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, the Center will be housed in a newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility on the campus of NYP Westchester Behavioral Health. The Center will feature innovative ambulatory programs, including rapid assessment, brief treatment and bridge to care services for youth seen in our emergency rooms or stepping down from our inpatient units. Adolescents who require more intensive services can access an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) or Partial Hospital Program (PHP). The Center will leverage technology to offer care virtually. Additionally, as part of the Bridge to Care program, the Center aims to build partnerships with community-based providers, school-based health centers and faith-based organizations, thereby increasing access to mental health services in Brooklyn, Queens, Lower Manhattan and other underserved neighborhoods across the city.Dr. Farquharson earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Buffalo. He joins us from SUNY Stony Brook's Renaissance School of Medicine, where he was Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and served as the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Services in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.As an expert clinician and educator, Dr. Farquharson brings extensive experience in evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). He has published and presented nationally on his research addressing healthcare disparities, implicit bias and discrimination in healthcare delivery.Driven by a passion for health equity, Dr. Farquharson has led numerous initiatives to diversify the healthcare industry. Notably, he brought the Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit to SUNY Stony Brook University, an annual event designed to inspire students of color to pursue careers in medicine. He has also advanced pipeline programs that encourage college students of color to explore careers in mental health. Additionally, he has been a member of the New York State Office of Mental Health Statewide Multicultural Advisory Committee since 2015, serving as its chair for four years.

Biography: Dr. Victoria Wilkins has experience working with families of medical patients. Her research interests include family caregivers of medically ill and depressed older adults as well as incorporating family members into chronic disease and depression management. Other research interests include perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, perinatal loss and bereavement, mood during the menopausal transition, and suicidality in mid- and late-life.Dr. Wilkins earned her undergraduate degree from Ursinus College. She has a master's degree in Psychology & Health from the University of Stirling in Scotland and a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University. She received her Ph.D. from Drexel University after completion of her predoctoral internship at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. She received postdoctoral training in geropsychology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and in geriatric psychiatry research at the Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) from Postpartum Support International.To schedule an appointment: Call - (914) 682-5411 [or] Email - vmw2001@med.cornell.edu

Biography: Dr. Jamie Winter received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in psychology and minor in anthropology. There she was also selected for the Phi Beta Kappa Society and Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology. During her undergraduate education, she participated in research in infant development and mother-baby sleep and was awarded the John F. Santos Award for Distinctive Achievement in Psychology. Dr. Winter received her Masters and Doctorate in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego with an emphasis in Behavior Analysis. Her graduate research focused on intervention and parent coaching for families of children with autism.Dr. Winter's work at the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain (CADB) centers around naturalistic, play-based interventions for very young children with autism. She is a certified Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) therapist, certified ESDM parent coach, and certified ESDM trainer.Dr. Winter welcomes new patients. Please call (914) 997-4073 to schedule an appointment.

Biography: Dr. Bress received her bachelor's degree in cognitive science from Vassar College and her PhD in clinical psychology from Stony Brook University. She completed her doctoral internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bress received postdoctoral training through a T32 fellowship in geriatric mood disorders at the Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry. She has received rigorous clinical training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other research-supported therapeutic interventions and has provided care in both outpatient and partial hospitalization settings to individuals ranging from early through late adulthood.Dr. Bress's research focuses on brain activity associated with depression and treatment response throughout the lifespan. A specific area of interest is the brain's response to rewarding experiences when individuals are depressed, and how this response may change as they progress through treatment. Dr. Bress has received research support from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Joseph Sanchez Foundation, the Weill Cornell Children's Health Investigators Fund, and the Weill Cornell Mastercard Diversity-Mentorship Collaborative. She is currently conducting a study to better understand the changes in brain activity that occur over the course of a neurobiologically informed, reward-focused psychotherapy for older adults with depression. In a separate line of research, Dr. Bress is part of a collaborative study team investigating a mobile app-based intervention for young adults with depression and anxiety.

Biography: Dr. Shira Ritholtz completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at New York University and earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John's University, where she received research and clinical training in evidence-based interventions for children, adolescents, and adults. Her clinical and research training had a particular emphasis on childhood post-traumatic stress and anxiety disorders.Dr. Ritholtz completed her clinical internship training at Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS). She has trained in multiple settings including inpatient and outpatient facilities. She has advanced training and experience in multiple treatment modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure/Response Prevention, SPACE, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Parent Management Training. Dr. Ritholtz completed a post-doctoral fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital, where she specialized in cognitive behavioral therapy for children, adolescents, and young adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Currently, Dr. Ritholtz is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital Westchester Behavioral Health Center. She serves as a clinician and supervisor of inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy.

Biography: Dr. Lamson is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Psychologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Westchester Division.He is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for adults and adolescents with anxiety and mood disorders. He specializes in exposure-based therapies for OCD, phobias, and social anxiety disorder. Dr. Lamson provides a variety of clinical services including diagnostic evaluation, consultation, and psychotherapy. He serves as an administrative and clinical supervisor for postdoctoral fellows. Dr. Lamson's research interests include how social anxiety impacts threat detection and the impact of character strengths and virtues on impression formation.Dr. Lamson received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He completed his master's degree in psychology at New York University and his bachelor's degree at the University of Florida. Dr. Lamson completed his predoctoral internship in clinical psychology at the Northport VA Medical Center and his postdoctoral fellowship at NorthwellHealth, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Centers for the Treatment and Research of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & Bipolar Disorder. Throughout his training, Dr. Lamson has received intensive specialized training and supervision in cognitive behavioral therapy for a wide spectrum of clinical disorders. Although his primary orientation is CBT, his work is also informed by acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and exposure-based approaches.

Biography: Dr. Patricia Marino earned her undergraduate degree from Binghamton University, State University of New York, a master's degree in Psychological Measurement and Evaluation from New York University, and completed the doctorate program in Clinical Psychology with a Health Emphasis at Yeshiva University's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Additionally, she received further training in the Department of Psychiatry at Long Island Jewish Medical Center - The Zucker Hillside Hospital, and post-doctoral training in the Department of Geriatric Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College.Dr. Marino is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatryat Weill Cornell Medicine. She is available for diagnostic evaluation, consultation, and psychotherapy, and has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Problem Solving Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.Dr. Marino is a NY State licensed psychologist who is available for diagnostic evaluation, consultation, and individual psychotherapy.Office Hours: Weekdays, 9am-5pm Some evening hours are also available. To schedule appointments: Call (914) 997-8691 [or] Email at pam2029@med.cornell.edu

Biography: Dr. Arielle Casasnovas completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology at the University of Delaware and earned both her MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she received research and clinical training in evidence-based interventions for children, adolescents, and adults. Her clinical training had a particular emphasis on childhood anxiety and mood disorders.Dr. Casasnovas completed her clinical internship training at Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS). She has trained in in a variety of settings, including academic medical centers, community mental health clinics, public high schools, and a clinic specialized in the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders. She has advanced training and experience in multiple treatment modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Parent Management Training. Dr. Casasnovas completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center/ Weill Cornell Medicine, where she is now an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry and an Assistant Attending Psychologist. She serves as a clinician and supervisor of inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy.

Biography: Dr. Jo Anne Sirey received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from City University of New York and completed a post-doctoral Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Sirey is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Attending Psychologist and Clinical Director of the Geriatric Outpatient clinic of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. A Clinical Psychologist by training, she is interested in addressing the psychological barriers and stigma that deter adults from utilizing mental health care. Dr. Sirey has grants from the The National Institute of Mental Health to conduct an intervention to increase use of mental health services among depressed community dwelling elders (R01 MH 079265) and a project to improve adherence among elders in primary care settings (R01 MH087557). Dr. Sirey received the Woman of the Future award from the New York Women's Agenda, the Essel Investigator Award from the NARSAD Foundation and the New Investigator Award during the 40th Annual New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit Meeting (NCDEU) sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health. In addition to her research Dr. Sirey is on the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Foundation and is a reviewer for SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

Biography: Dr. Straebler earned her doctoral degree in psychiatry from the University of Oxford, UK, and her MSN from Yale University. She has received prestigious fellowships, including the Eating Disorder Summer Research Fellowship at the Eating Disorder Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University and the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy student scholarship. Before joining Weill Cornell/NewYork-Presbyterian, she served as a Senior Research Clinician at the internationally recognized Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford University. During her time at Oxford, she received specialized training in evidence-based treatments for eating disorders and contributed to the cognitive behavioral therapy treatment manual for these disorders.Her current research and clinical interests focus on increasing access to treatment for all individuals with eating disorders, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups in eating disorder research, and developing online versions of these therapies. She has trained therapists worldwide in these evidence-based practices and serves on the Academy for Eating Disorders Training Initiative Taskforce, working to ensure the effective dissemination of treatments across diverse communities.

Biography: Dr. Hariton's undergraduate degree is from Goucher College. She received her Master's degree in Social Work from Columbia University, and her Ph.D. in clinical social work from N.Y.U. Her Ph.D. Practicum was at the Child and Adolescent Division of New York Hospital, Westchester Division. She completed Psychoanalytic Training from the Postgraduate center for Mental Health. She is a Certified Group Psychotherapist. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Group Psychotherapy Society. She has presented her work at national meetings, and has written articles and book chapters on the topic of social skills training.

Biography: Dr. Levitt earned her Ph.D. from Clark University, where she trained extensively in evidence-based treatments for children, adolescents, and young adults with anxiety and mood disorders. While at Clark University as part of the Youth Motivation Lab, Dr. Levitt studied and implemented parenting interventions aimed at increasing intrinsic motivation and decreasing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in children and adolescents. Her own research focused on the link between parenting approaches of being controlling and providing structure, and child anxiety.Dr. Levitt completed her clinical internship at the Institute of Living/Anxiety Disorders Center, further specializing in cognitive behavioral treatments for children and adolescents with anxiety and related disorders. Dr. Levitt then completed her postdoctoral fellowship training at The Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, where she built upon her expertise in the evidence-based treatment of youth with anxiety. Dr. Levitt is currently the attending psychologist for the CYMH at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health, providing individual and group therapy to children, adolescents, and young adults, supervising trainees, and developing and implementing CYMH programming in this setting. Dr. Levitt also provides therapy services through the Weill Cornell Medicine Psychiatry Specialty Center.

Biography: Sarah Nachimson, Psy.D., holds appointments as Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Psychologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She maintains an active faculty practice within the Weill Cornell Specialty Center, where she sees children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Nachimson's expertise is in the treatment of eating, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and mood-related disorders. She has received extensive training in evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E), Family-Based Treatment (FBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).Dr. Nachimson received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology summa cum laude from Yeshiva University. She received her APA-accredited doctoral degree in School-Community Psychology from Hofstra University, completing her pre-doctoral internship in public elementary/middle school and university counseling center settings. Dr. Nachimson's doctoral dissertation explored associations between different forms of perfectionism and religiosity and examined their effects on well-being. After graduation, Dr. Nachimson completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where she received intensive specialized training in the treatment of eating disorders, in both the inpatient and outpatient departments.Dr. Nachimson is licensed inNew York and New Jersey. To schedule appointments, email san9085@med.cornell.edu.

Biography: Irena Ilieva received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, after completing a bachelor's degree in psychology from Amherst College. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital. At Cornell and at Penn, Dr. Ilieva has received intensive, specialized training and supervision in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for a variety of clinical conditions and life difficulties. Although her primary focus is CBT, her work is also informed by supervised experiences in psychological assessment and schema therapy, as well as by exposure to dialectical behavioral and psychodynamic approaches. Aside from her clinical work, Dr. Ilieva is actively involved in research. Her broad interest is cognitive enhancement: the use of medications, non-invasive brain stimulation or CBT skills to optimize cognition and, in turn, promote quality of life. Currently, her work at the Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry focuses on the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation (specifically, transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS) in the treatment of depression and its cognitive correlates. In addition, Dr. Ilieva has studied the use of unprescribed stimulant medication for cognitive enhancement in high-functioning young people. Some of her first-author work is published in influential neuroscience journals (e.g., Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology) and covered by the popular press.