Madeline Levitt, Ph.D.

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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.