Behavioral Wellness of NYC

We are very happy to announce a new addition to our team: Dr. DeVanté J. Cunningham, Ph.D., MPH ! With a background in both public health and clinical psychology, Dr. Cunningham has studied the relationships between race, racial microaggressions, and mental health. His clinical training is extensive and includes an internship within the Manhattan VA and a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center, where he provided CBT and DBT to children, adolescents and adults. Read more about DeVante here: https://lnkd.in/epuBuM-e We are incredibly lucky to have DeVante with us on a part-time basis in our Manhattan office, where he will be providing CBT to adults and couples and......children and adolescents! He has current after-school availability too! If you have referrals, get him while you can :)

Be Well NYC is happy to announce that we will be taking two externs for the 2025-2026 academic year!?We are currently accepting applications for our pre-doctoral externship training program, which offers a supportive and collaborative environment that will provide externs the opportunity to treat a broad range of clients and emotional difficulties across the lifespan. We are passionate about providing training in evidence-based therapies, and we specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) serving children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Applicants must be doctoral students currently enrolled in a clinical, counseling, school, or combined psychology graduate program. Our externship program is 12 months beginning September 2025. We are also still accepting low-fee CBT child and adult clients with our current wonderful extern, Benjamin Vogel! Please reach out to Dr. Jessica Lubitz, Externship Training Director, at [email protected] for any questions re: our pre-doctoral externship training program or low-fee CBT referrals.

Join Dr. Colleen Lang, Ph.D. and a panel of experts in a webinar event that explores friendship transitions during middle and high school, with a live discussion and Q&A on Wednesday, September 25th at 1pm EST/10am PST. Change is the only constant in middle and high school. Each year there are new teachers, new classes, and new surprises. There are also new and shifting friendships. Sometimes, this is due to a transitional leap, such as going from middle school to high school. Sometimes, this is because of a life transition, where suddenly you’re the new kid in school. Sometimes, it’s seemingly out-of-the-blue. You’re out of the group chat with no explanation. In this live webinar, you’ll learn: - What’s typical, and not typical, in adolescent friendships - Concrete skills to make new and lasting friendships - Tips for parents on how to coach from the sidelines (and when to back-off) If you know any parents or teens who are navigating the highs and lows of making new friends, have them join this webinar event. Link to register below: https://lnkd.in/eidvMan3

Be Well NYC is happy to share that we will be welcoming a Clinical Extern this September, who will be offering lower-fee services!? Introducing Benjamin Vogel, the newest member of our team ?? Benjamin is currently pursuing his doctoral degree in clinical psychology (PsyD) at William Paterson University. His therapeutic approach consists of evidence-based interventions, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).?Through his previous externships, he has worked with a diverse range of clients, from adolescents to undergraduate students, addressing issues such as anxiety, depression, and neurodivergent disorders. Benjamin’s experience includes providing therapy at the individual, group, and family levels to assist clients in navigating interpersonal relationships and other struggles. He has a particular interest in sport psychology, focusing on performance anxiety among athletes and exploring the relationship between physical activity and mental well-being. He strives to build therapeutic relationships based on authenticity and motivation. ? Welcome to the team, Benjamin! #team #learning #training #development

Be Well NYC is now offering corporate wellness workshops!?We offer a variety of services tailored to the specific needs of your employees and company, derived from DBT and grounded in the broader principles of CBT.?We provide a needs assessment, targeted skills-based workshops, and ongoing support to ensure that employees have the greatest chance of skills acquisition and generalization. Please contact us for more information at: [email protected]

Earlier this year, Drs. Monica Shah and Jenna Hennessy partnered with Handspring Health's Handspring Institute, an information sharing resource aimed at strengthening the state of mental healthcare in our schools. We were proud to help towards this mission by presenting two webinars on Social-Emotional and Mindful Learning, as well as CBT Strategies for Children and Teens with Panic Disorder, to school-based mental health professionals and their institutions. Schools and school mental health professionals do such important frontline work, and we are always happy to partner and collaborate together in order to support our kiddos in schools! #handspringinstitute #bwnyc #workingtogether #schoolclinicalcollaboration

Earlier this year, Drs. Monica Shah and Jenna Hennessy partnered with Handspring Health's Handspring Institute, an information sharing resource aimed at strengthening the state of mental healthcare in our schools. We were proud to help towards this mission by presenting two webinars on Social-Emotional and Mindful Learning, as well as CBT Strategies for Children and Teens with Panic Disorder, to school-based mental health professionals and their institutions. Schools and school mental health professionals do such important frontline work, and we are always happy to partner and collaborate together in order to support our kiddos in schools! #handspringinstitute #bwnyc #workingtogether #schoolclinicalcollaboration

Dr. Colleen Lang, Ph.D. shared her insights on the "College is Fine, Everything's Fine" podcast last month, in an episode titled "How to Bounce Back from Social Mistakes". Listen in as Dr. Lang speaks about: - Common thinking traps that occur after social mistakes - Effective responses when shame is unjustified - How to face the music when shame is justified - Why you should experience mistakes on purpose Enjoy, and feel free to circulate and use yourself for those inevitable times where we will engage in social mistakes! https://lnkd.in/eeV-ECTr

Drs. Colleen Lang, Ph.D. and Michal Barnea recently provided a two-day clinical workshop to staff at Citron Hennessey. The group was super engaged and fun, and had very thoughtful questions! We are grateful for the long and collegial relationship that we've had with this practice. When we collaborate as clinicians, our clients benefit! #collaboration #teamwork #supportingeachother #supportingourclients