Externship Continuing Education
Together Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Break Free From Anxiety!

Struggling with anxiety, OCD, or stress? We specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based approach to help you face challenges, build confidence, and create lasting, meaningful change. Our style is warm, collaborative, and results-focused. We offer concierge services to build you a personalized treatment team, including psychiatrists, couples therapists, nutritionists, and more. Sessions are available in person (NYC) and virtually in over 40 states. We’re out-of-network.

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Learn More About Our Services

  • We teach you strategies for letting go of worries, coping with uncertainty, making decisions more easily, and becoming more assertive. We help you practice emotion regulation skills and mindfulness. To learn more, please go here.

  • We focus on exposure therapy to help you gradually, but steadily confront the situations that make you feel panicky and anxious. We help you let go of crutches that might give you a false sense of safety in anxiety provoking situations. We teach you breathing exercises, acceptance, and mindfulness to free yourself from panic. To learn more, please go here.

  • We teach you “exposure and response prevention (ERP)” so that you can break the vicious cycle of obsessions and compulsions. We address many forms of OCD, including “pure O” and relationship OCD. To learn more, please go here.

  • We teach you “habit reversal training” (HRT), which consists of identifying triggers that lead to skin picking, hair pulling, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. HRT also entails developing competing responses to reduce the time spent on pulling and picking and learning to manage stress more effectively. To learn more, please get in touch!

  • We help you identify how anxiety holds you back in social situations, such as public speaking, dating, or meeting new people. We teach you how to reframe anxious thoughts so that you can break the vicious cycle of anxiety and avoidance. We walk you through exposure exercises so that you can face your fears and build a stronger social life. To learn more, please go here.

  • We help you gain a clearer understanding of how ADHD symptoms impact your daily life, routines, and relationships. Through a collaborative approach, we develop personalized strategies and practical tools to enhance focus, attention, and productivity. We also provide guidance and support for managing the emotional challenges that often accompany ADHD. To learn more, please get in touch!

 
 
 
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Meet The Director

 

Dr. Amelia Aldao, Ph.D.

Practice Director - Anxiety & OCD Specialist

Welcome! And congratulations on taking this step towards working on your mental health! I have 18 years of experience practicing:

** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including Exposure Therapy for generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, health anxiety, ADHD, and eating disorders.

** Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD

** Habit Reversal Training (HRT) for body-focused repetitive behaviors, such as skin picking and hair pulling.

** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).

** Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

** Mindfulness-Based approaches for stress management.

I used to be a management consultant for a “Big 3” firm, so I also specialize in stress management for high performers. I do therapy in English & Spanish.

Education: Yale University (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology), Weill Cornell Medical School (Psychology Residency), University of Pennsylvania (B.A. in Psychology).

Teaching & Supervising: Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology (current). Mount Sinai Hospital, Teachers’ College at Columbia University, and The Ohio State University (past).

Research Interests: 60+ research publications on emotion regulation in anxiety & mood disorders (see Google Scholar) and 100+ presentations at academic conferences.

Professional Organizations: Co-President of the Women’s Mental Health Consortium and past Member of NYC-CBT Association, Continuing Education Committee of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), and Clinical Guidelines Workgroup of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Media coverage: Psychology Today Blog “Sweet Emotion”. Regularly featured in major media outlets, such as the Huffington Post and NPR (read more).

Licensing & Certifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, and authorized to see patients in all the states covered by PSYPACT.

Media Coverage

 
 
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Dr. Caitlin Stamatis, Ph.D.

Staff Psychologist - Adults

Hello and welcome! Seeking support is a strong and important decision, and I’m glad to be part of your journey! I bring over 10 years of experience providing evidence-based treatment, including:

** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including Exposure Therapy, for social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depression, and ADHD.

** Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hoarding.

** Habit Reversal Training (HRT) for body-focused repetitive behaviors like skin picking and hair pulling.

** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).

** Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

** Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT).

Education: University of Miami (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology), Weill Cornell Medical School (Psychology Residency), Columbia University (B.A. in Psychology).

Teaching & Supervision: Adjunct Faculty, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Research Interests: 40+ research publications on mechanisms and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders (Google Scholar), with an emphasis on technology-enabled health solutions; 60+ presentations at academic conferences.

Professional Organizations: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII), Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP), International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), Society for Digital Mental Health (SDMH), Coding Advisory Group for the American Psychological Association.

Licensing & Certifications: Licensed Clinical Psychologist in NY and NJ and able to see patients in states covered by PSYPACT.

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Dr. Michelle Worthington, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Hello and welcome! I specialize in navigating relationship challenges, self-esteem issues, trauma recovery, and helping to overcome feelings of stagnation that occur in anxiety and depression in order to create meaningful life changes. I have a diverse background in both clinical practice and research, specializing in individual and family-based approaches for a range of presentations from stress and anxiety to serious mental illness.

I have experience with the following evidence-based therapies:

** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and depression.

** Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) for interpersonal challenges and distress tolerance.

** Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MCBT) for anxiety and stress management.

** Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma recovery.

Education: Yale University (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology), Yale School of Medicine (Psychology Residency), Teachers College, Columbia University (M.A. in Clinical Psychology), Columbia University (B.A. in Psychology and Music).

Research Interests: 25+ research publications and conference presentations on targeted screening and intervention for serious mental illness, including using digital technology to enhance mental health screening and treatment (Google Scholar).

Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association (APA), Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS), Society for Digital Mental Health (SMDH).

Licensing & Certifications: Post-Doctoral Fellow (under Dr. Aldao’s supervision) in NY.

Student Therapists

Our student therapists are currently pursuing PsyDs in Clinical Psychology and receiving CBT supervision at Together CBT. They work directly under the supervision of Dr. Aldao and offer their services at a lower fee.

 
 

Corey Morrison

Hi! I enjoy working with people experiencing anxiety, stress-related disorders, and OCD. My approach to therapy is collaborative, supportive, and grounded in evidence-based practices. As a therapist, I aim to help clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves and develop practical skills to navigate life's challenges. My goal is to create a space where you feel understood, empowered, and equipped to move toward meaningful change. I offer sessions both in person and via telehealth. I specialize in the following:

** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including Exposure Therapy, for social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depression, and ADHD.

** Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Education: I am currently a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. I completed my undergraduate studies at Brown University, majoring in public health. 

Research interests: My research focuses on how people recover from trauma and chronic stress, with particular attention to resilience processes and the effectiveness of evidence-based interventions in resource-limited settings. I am especially interested in how psychological services can be adapted across cultures and used to support people affected by displacement, conflict, or adversity. Through both clinical and community-based research, I aim to better understand what helps people not only cope, but thrive, in the face of challenges.

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