Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants of Westchester and Manhattan

09/17/2025

Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants of Westchester and Manhattan is pleased to announce our new Social Skills Group!

This group provides a supportive and structured environment for children and teens to strengthen communication, perspective-taking, and relationship-building skills. Drawing from the evidence-based PEERS® curriculum and Social Thinking® framework, sessions focus on teaching concrete strategies that can be applied in everyday social interactions. Through modeling, role-play, and guided practice, participants gain confidence in navigating friendships, group settings, and problem-solving. This group is ideal for youth who benefit from explicit instruction, structure, and encouragement in developing social connections.

For more details, click the QR code below or on the link here: https://cbc-psychology.com/treatment-wellness/treatment-programs/social-skills-group

09/17/2025

There are still some openings for Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants of Westchester and Manhattan's upcoming virtual Fall Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) group, starting on October 20, 2025.

The group will meet weekly (virtual) for 10 weeks, starting Monday, October 20th from 11:45am - 1:00pm (EST). The group is indicated for and open to any of children (4-18) with anxiety, including separation anxiety, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Click on the QR code below or visit our website for more details: https://www.cbc-psychology.com/events/supportive-parenting-for-anxious-childhood-emotions-space-2025

09/16/2025

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Hispanic or Latino people make up 18.3% of the U.S population, and over 16% of this group identifies with having a mental health condition, according to Lifeline Connections.

Please help us spread awareness about and learn more through the Access Psychology Foundation, a nonprofit partner that increases access to evidence-based mental health treatments by providing training scholarships to professionals and schools to serve underserved, economically disadvantaged and racial minority groups and by increasing the quantity and racial diversity of the mental health workforce trained in evidence-based treatments: https://www.access-psychology.org/

09/10/2025

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09/09/2025

Transitions for Parents of Young Adults (TPYA) is a DBT skill-based parenting program that helps parents respond more effectively to their young adult children's more challenging emotions and behaviors. In addition to the skills taught, TPYA provides a built-in support network of other parents struggling with young adults who have not launched as hoped or expected, thus reducing feelings of isolation in parents. The young adults do not need to be in treatment, though this group was designed as a companion program to CBC's SAGE program.

See more details here: https://www.cbc-psychology.com/treatment-wellness/treatment-programs/transitions-for-parents-of-young-adults-group

TPYA meets Tuesday mornings (virtually) from 9:30-11:00am (EST), for 14 weeks, with entry points every 7 weeks. The next entry point is on Tuesday, September 16th.

09/09/2025

Registration has opened for our Winter Voices Rising!

This is a 3 day, in person intensive for children with Selective Mutism (ages 4-12). Led by Dr. Rachel Busman, and using PCIT- SM as the evidence based intervention, this program will offer many opportunities for exposure practice, including peer to peer interactions, classroom visitors, community exposure and parent training. Registration will close when the classrooms are full.

For more information or to sign up, please contact our intake team at intake@cbc-psychology.com, or call 914-385-1150, option 1 OR 212-595-9559, option 1

09/04/2025

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adolescents is considered the only well-established treatment for reducing suicidal behavior among youth. DBT strategically blends behavior therapy (change orientation) with validation (acceptance orientation). This treatment approach teaches all of us that we are doing the best we can AND at the same time we need to learn alternative ways to manage our problems more effectively. Learning how to think and act dialectically helps individuals achieve a more balanced lifestyle which ultimately helps people move toward having a life that feels more meaningful and worth living.

CBC specializes in DBT for all ages and is the only -Linehan Board Certified Program in New York State.

To read more about DBT, make appointment for our services or refer a friend or family member for treatment, please visit https://www.cbc-psychology.com/

09/04/2025

There are still openings for our upcoming virtual Fall Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) group, starting on October 20, 2025.

The group will meet weekly (virtual) for 10 weeks, starting Monday, October 20th from 11:45am - 1:00pm (EST). The group is indicated for and open to any of children (4-18) with anxiety, including separation anxiety, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Click on the QR code below or visit our website for more details:
https://www.cbc-psychology.com/events/supportive-parenting-for-anxious-childhood-emotions-space-2025

09/03/2025

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: Receive specialized training to deepen your understanding of CBT approaches for treating trauma and PTSD symptoms from CBC Co-Founder and world-renowned master clinician and trainer Dr. Lata K. McGinn, along with other master CBC clinicians.

To Register: Click on QR code below or on link here: https://www.cbc-psychology.com/events/trauma-and-prolonged-exposure-training-2026

09/02/2025

We are delighted to welcome to CBC, Dr. Claudia Ranaldo, Senior Clinical Psychologist.

Dr. Ranaldo is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and DBT-Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE), with expertise in treating many other disorders - see below.

09/02/2025

We are so excited to welcome our 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellows class to CBC!

Our postdoctoral fellows come from various doctoral programs: Fordham University, St John’s University and Rutgers University. Welcome Nicole Brozyna, Kendall Catanzaro, Angelina (Angel) DeCapua, Alisa Gudz and John (Jake) Samuels.

The trainee team is a core part of CBC’s mission to disseminate and implement evidence-based assessments and treatments. Under Dr. Chad Brice’s leadership, the trainee team oversees the training and supervision of the future generation of mental health professionals: postdoctoral students, graduate interns, graduate externs and undergraduate college psychology interns.

Our Postdoctoral fellows are available to see patients for individual CBT and DBT therapy and co-lead evidence-based CBT and DBT skills groups with our licensed clinical staff. To schedule an appointment with one of our postdocs, please contact our intake/referral team at referral@cbc-psychology.com or 914-385-1150 (Option 1) or 212-595-9559 (Option 1).

Read more about our postdocs and clinical staff on our website:
https://www.cbc-psychology.com/cbc-staff and learn more about our trainee program:
https://cbc-psychology.com/training/externships-internships-and-post-doctorate-fellowships

08/19/2025