Jesse Allen-Dicker, Ph.D.

Description

Dr. Allen-Dicker is a clinical psychologist skilled in the assessment and treatment of adolescents and adults of all ages. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at Union College followed by a Master of Arts degree in General/Theoretical Psychology and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. After completing his doctorate, Dr. Allen-Dicker completed a post-doctoral fellowship in consultation-liaison and medical psychology at Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health where he specialized in the care of individuals with medical illnesses at both the outpatient and inpatient level. As part of his practice, Dr. Allen-Dicker worked extensively with patients on oncological and cardiological matters.Across his career, Dr. Allen-Dicker has continually provided individual psychotherapy to general psychiatric patients with a variety of presentations, including anxiety, depression, OCD, sleep, and challenges related to relationships and life transitions. He maintains a special interest in the treatment of individuals with OCD using Exposure and Response Prevention (EX/RP), a treatment for which he received specialized training at the OCD Center at Zucker Hillside Hospital/Northwell Health.Overall, Dr. Allen-Dicker is passionate about helping individuals meet goals related to their mental and physical health. Consistent with this pursuit is his interest in the clinical benefits of exercise and sleep, having completed a dissertation on the role of exercise and sleep in mood functioning. Prior to that, he provided sport psychological services to Division I athletes. Most recently, Dr. Allen-Dicker published a book chapter on sleep in adolescent athletes.At Weill Cornell, Dr. Allen-Dicker is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, serves on the LVAD/Heart Transplant service, and supervises mental health clinicians treating individuals within hospital-affiliated primary care practices. He maintains a faculty practice at Weill Cornell and is available for evaluation, consultation, and individual psychotherapy.