Dr. Adam S. Weissman is the Founder & Executive Director of Child & Family Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, PLLC (Child & Family CBT), as well as the Child/Adolescent Treatment Center (CAT-C) at the Institute for Behavior Therapy in Midtown Manhattan. Dr. Weissman received his B.A. in Psychology and French from the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers University. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at the NYU Child Study Center/Bellevue Hospital Center and a 2-year post-doctoral clinical research fellowship in child/adolescent psychology under the mentorship of John R. Weisz, Ph.D., ABPP at Harvard University and Judge Baker Children’s Center, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Weissman is a cognitive-behavioral therapist, trainer, supervisor, and consultant, and an expert in the treatment of a wide range of anxiety problems, including social anxiety, separation anxiety, school refusal, generalized worry, phobias, perfectionism, OCD, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and selective mutism, as well as depressive disorders, ADHD, disruptive behavior problems, tic/habit disorders, high functioning autism spectrum disorders, and related conditions. He has extensive experience treating children and adults, and training professionals in the community, using the latest advances in cognitive and behavioral therapies. Dr. Weissman is a nationally recognized expert in a new modular cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) approach designed to address symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or conduct problems as they co-occur in children (MATCH-ADTC; Chorpita & Weisz, 2009), and has been certified by the treatment developers as a MATCH-ADTC Trainer and Senior Consultant. Formerly an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University (www.yu.edu/ferkauf) and a Senior Clinical Consultant at Judge Baker Children's Center, Harvard Medical School (www.jbcc.harvard.edu/clinicalcare), Dr. Weissman is currently on the Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Columbia University Teacher's College (www.tc.columbia.edu/ccp/clinical), where he trains/supervises advanced doctoral students in CBT with children and adolescents. Dr. Weissman is an accomplished clinical researcher with over fifteen articles, book chapters, and edited books published or in press, and over 50 professional workshops and presentations, the majority focusing on cognitive-behavioral therapy and neuropsychological assessment for children and adolescents. Dr. Weissman currently serves as an Ambassador for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), the world’s premier professional CBT association (www.abct.org). He is President of ABCT’s Neurocognitive Therapies/Translational Research Special Interest Group (www.neurocognitive-therapies.com) and Executive Board member for the association’s Child & Adolescent Anxiety Special Interest Group (www.childanxietysig.com). In 2011, Dr. Weissman was invited to serve on the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology (AAPN) Empirically-Defined Disorders of Attention Work Group, tasked with advancing the differential diagnosis and treatment of childhood attention disorders. In addition to his leadership, research, and advocacy on behalf of youth mental health, Dr. Weissman’s hobbies include service, sports, music, and travel. He co-founded a community service a cappella group at Penn in which he remains actively involved, and played college basketball in the South of France where he made his way to the National Championship game in Strasbourg. Since 1999, Dr. Weissman has spent his summers leading educational tours for teenagers across Europe, Hawaii, and the U.S./Western Canada as an Owner/Director of Weissman Teen Tours Inc. (www.weissmantours.com).

Education & experience

Education

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Master’s)

University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor’s)

New York University (Internship)

Harvard University, Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychology

Practice

Child & Family Cognitive Behavorial Psychology

Professional memberships

Westchester County Psychological Association

New York City Cognitive Behavorial Therapy Association

New York State Psychological Association

Awards and publications

Mohlman, J., Deckersbach, T., & Weissman, A. S. (in press). Clinical Psychology: A Neurocognitive Perspective. Edited Book: NY, NY: Routledge.

Reddy, L. A., Weissman, A. S., & Hale, J. B. (2013). Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Youth: An Evidence-Based Approach to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Edited Book: Washington, DC: APA Press.

Weissman, A. S. (2011). Inattention in Anxious and ADHD Youth. Saarbrucken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.

Reddy, L. A., Weissman, A. S., & Hale, J. B. (2013). Neuropsychological assessment and intervention for emotional and behavior disordered youth: Opportunities for practice. In L. A. Reddy, A. S. Weissman, & J. B. Hale (Eds.), Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Youth: An Evidence-Based Approach to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Washington, DC: APA Press.

Reddy, L. A., Hale, J. B., Weissman, A. S., Lukie, C., & Schneider, A. N. (2013). Integrated neuropsychological assessment and intervention for youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In L. A. Reddy, A. S. Weissman, & J. B. Hale (Eds.), Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Youth: An Evidence-Based Approach to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Washington, DC: APA Press.

Weissman, A. S. (2010). Comorbid autism spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder in youth: Prognostic implications and challenges for practice. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Bipolar Disorder: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Weissman, A. S., Antinoro, D., & Chu, B. C. (2008). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in school settings: Advances and challenges. In M. Mayer, R. Van Acker, J. E. Lochman, & F. M. Gresham (Eds.), Cognitive-behavioral interventions for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. NY, NY: Guilford Press.

Weissman, A.S. (2013). Feeling powerless? Coping with stress and worry in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. the Behavior Therapist, 35,158-159.

Weissman, A. S., Chu, B. C., Reddy, L. A., & Mohlman, J. (2012). Attention mechanisms in children with anxiety disorders and in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Implications for research and practice. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 41, 117-126.

Weissman, A. S. (2011). Comorbid autism spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder in youth: Prognostic implications and challenges for practice. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 4, 31-38.

Weissman, A. S. (2010). Getting ahead of the curve as a graduate student and beyond. the Behavior Therapist, 33, 135-136.

Weissman, A. S., & Bates, M. E. (2010). Increased clinical and neurocognitive impairment in children with autism spectrum disorders and comorbid bipolar disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 4, 670-680.

Bates, M. E., Lehrer, P., Vaschillo, E., Udo, T., Ray, S., Vaschillo, B., Pandina, R., & Weissman, A. (2005). Alcohol and self-regulation [Abstract]. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29, 66A.

Chu, B. C., Colognori, D., Weissman, A. S., & Bannon, K. (2009). An initial description and pilot of group behavioral activation therapy for anxious and depressed youth. Cognitive and Behavior Practice, 16, 408-419.

ABCT Child & Adolescent Anxiety SIG Research Award

ABCT Neurocognitive Therapies/Translational Research SIG Award

New Jersey Psychological Association Research into Causes/Treatment of Social Problems Award

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Rutgers University

Honors Distinction in Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Background

Languages spoken

English

Gender

Male

NPI number

#1548435985

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